![]() A matched pair of front fog lamps can be substituted for headlamps in conditions of fog or falling snow.Dense fog is making driving conditions difficult on many roads.patches of fog (=fog that forms in some places but not in others ) Patches of fog are expected later today. a bank of fog ( also a fog bank ) (=a large mass of fog ) As we approached the coast, we ran into a dense bank of fog. phrases a blanket of fog (=a large area of fog ) A blanket of fog lay over the town. the fog lifts (=it disappears ) He sat and waited for the fog to lift. the fog rolls in (=it arrives from the mountains, the sea etc ) The fog rolled in from the ocean. the fog comes down ( also the fog descends literary ) (=it appears ) Day after day the fog came down. be shrouded in fog literary The streets of London were shrouded in fog. verbs be covered in fog The mountains were covered in fog. hill/sea/ground fog Rain was forecast, along with hill fog. patchy fog (=in some areas but not in others ) Mist and patchy fog will form tonight. swirling fog (=which blows around ) She could not see through the swirling fog. freezing fog Flights were cancelled due to freezing fog. ![]() ![]() fog of the fog of tiredness COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fog thick/dense/heavy fog (=great in amount and difficult to see through ) The two lorries collided in heavy fog. 2 informal CONFUSED a state in which you feel confused and cannot think clearly My mind was in a fog. The fog lifted (=disappeared ) in the afternoon. It will be a cold night, and there may be fog patches. S3 W3 noun 1 DN cloudy air near the ground which is difficult to see through SYN mist thick/dense/freezing fog We got lost in the thick fog.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Nature fog fog 1 / fɒɡ $ fɑːɡ, fɒːɡ / ![]()
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