fogbound

American  

[fog-bound, fawg-] / ˈfɒgˌbaʊnd, ˈfɔg- /

adjective

Nautical.

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

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fogbound British  

/ ˈfɒɡˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. prevented from operation by fog

   the airport was fogbound

2. obscured by or enveloped in fog

   the skyscraper was fogbound

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Etymology

Origin of fogbound

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

Example Sentences

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.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

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

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

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

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2020

Grandma's apartment at 1505 Gough Street in San Francisco was a short bus ride to his new HQ, rough-and-tumble Lincoln Park, a frequently fogbound muny.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 1, 2019

It seemed to Kabuo a lushly textured dream, fogbound, still, and silent.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson