ground fog

English

ground fog in Germany

Noun

ground fog (plural ground fogs)

1. (weather) A low-lying fog extending only a few feet above ground.
   • 1959 September, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 432:

     Ground fog had been hanging about all day, and after leaving Cambridge we had the curious experience of running through quite a thick fog, yet above the top of which most of the signals were clearly visible.

Synonyms

• ground mist

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: matala sumu
• German: Bodennebel (de) m
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can

References

• “ground fog”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.