haar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of haar
First recorded in 1665–75; north variant of hoar
Example Sentences
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He said recreating the haar accurately and how it obscures things from the player was a key part of this.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
A trailer for the game reveals a fishing village shrouded in haar - a cold sea fog common along the east coast of Scotland.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The haar, the North Sea coastal fog, was closing in.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Say, Cholly, guess I’ll kinder make yer haar riz!
From The Island Treasure by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
He groped his pockets, luk’d into his carpet beg, an’ studied fer aboon an haar; at last he pick’d it aght ’at it wor their Peg ’at he’d lost somewheer up on t’mahntens.
From Revised Edition of Poems by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
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