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fogbound

American

[fog-bound, fawg-] / ˈfɒgˌbaʊnd, ˈfɔg- /

adjective

Nautical.

unable to sail or navigate because of heavy fog.

fogbound British

/ ˈfɒɡˌbaʊnd /

adjective

prevented from operation by fog

the airport was fogbound
obscured by or enveloped in fog

the skyscraper was fogbound

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Etymology

Origin of fogbound

First recorded in 1850–55; fog ¹ + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

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That groping for signposts in a fogbound landscape was on display in remarks by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday morning.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Thus the pervading mood recalls Hitchcock, and the title story breaks into a breathless chase down fogbound alleyways.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2020

Grandma's apartment at 1505 Gough Street in San Francisco was a short bus ride to his new HQ, rough-and-tumble Lincoln Park, a frequently fogbound muny.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 1, 2019

The champions of fogbound Victorian crime, of course, are Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2012

He could not be certain he was not in the shipping lane, but he knew he was drifting at the same speed as every other gill-netter fishing these fogbound waters.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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