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steam fog
noun
, Meteorology.
- fog caused by cold air flowing over a body of comparatively warm water, the vapor condensing in small convective columns near the water surface and giving the appearance of smoke or steam.
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The steam fog-whistle is the same instrument ordinarily used on steamboats and locomotives.
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