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fogbound

[ fog-bound, fawg- ]

adjective

Nautical.
  1. unable to sail or navigate because of heavy fog.


fogbound

/ ˈɒɡˌʊԻ /

adjective

  1. prevented from operation by fog

    the airport was fogbound

  2. obscured by or enveloped in fog

    the skyscraper was fogbound

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fogbound1

First recorded in 1850–55; fog 1 + -bound 1
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But the uninhabited, fogbound rock is significant for its location in an area known as the "Grey Zone" – the site of a rare international dispute between Canada and the United States.

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That groping for signposts in a fogbound landscape was on display in remarks by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday morning.

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His are fogbound fictions that leave themselves open to allegations of tediousness and pretension.

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Thus the pervading mood recalls Hitchcock, and the title story breaks into a breathless chase down fogbound alleyways.

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That would require a controversial change in federal law, and to broach it even hypothetically points to the fogbound horizon facing economic policymakers.

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