haar

American  

[hahr] / hɑr /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.

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haar British  

/ hɑː /

noun

1. a cold sea mist or fog off the North Sea

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Etymology

Origin of haar

First recorded in 1665–75; north variant of hoar

Example Sentences

A trailer for the game reveals a fishing village shrouded in haar - a cold sea fog common along the east coast of Scotland.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

He said recreating the haar accurately and how it obscures things from the player was a key part of this.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

De @faunabeschermin heeft aangifte gedaan tegen directie @HogeVeluwe wegens het verzaken van haar zorgplicht jegens de onder haar verantwoordelijkheid vallende wolven.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2022

The haar, the North Sea coastal fog, was closing in.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

He groped his pockets, luk’d into his carpet beg, an’ studied fer aboon an haar; at last he pick’d it aght ’at it wor their Peg ’at he’d lost somewheer up on t’mahntens.

From Revised Edition of Poems by Bill o'th' Hoylus End