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haar

[ hahr ]
/ hɑr /

noun Scot. and North England.

a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.

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Origin of haar

First recorded in 1665–75; north variant of hoar

Words nearby haar

HA2 virus, HAA, haaf, Haakon IV, Haakon VII, haar, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, haarscheibe tumor, Haas, Hab.
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British Dictionary definitions for haar

haar
/ (hɑː) /

noun

Eastern British a cold sea mist or fog off the North Sea

Word Origin for haar

C17: related to Dutch dialect harig damp
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