Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

ground fog

American  

noun

  1. a low, often dense fog, especially one through which the sky and clouds above can be seen.

  2. radiation fog.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“We had this dense ground fog … you couldn’t see anything,” Campbell told investigators.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2023

Bran said, “I think we’ll do three kinds of fog, with different densities: ground fog, then another fog, then one at the top.”

From New York Times Dec. 30, 2020

One day after a planned visit by his brother Prince Andrew was truncated when ground fog prevented the landing of the royal helicopter, H.R.H.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2010

Veteran Engineer Joseph Fitzsimmons roared through a light ground fog.

From Time Magazine Archive

A ground fog hung over the poppy fields as he rode through.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training