fogbound

[ fog-bound, fawg- ]

adjective

, Nautical.

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

fogbound

/ ˈfɒɡˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. prevented from operation by fog

   the airport was fogbound

2. obscured by or enveloped in fog

   the skyscraper was fogbound

Word History and Origins

Origin of fogbound¹

First recorded in 1850–55; fog ¹ + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

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

From Washington Post

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

From Reuters

If your chosen line of work is being a hermit, you couldn’t pick a better location than Maquoit, a fogbound island 20 miles off the coast of Maine.

From New York Times