ground fog
Americannoun
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a low, often dense fog, especially one through which the sky and clouds above can be seen.
Example Sentences
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“We had this dense ground fog … you couldn’t see anything,” Campbell told investigators.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023
Bran said, “I think we’ll do three kinds of fog, with different densities: ground fog, then another fog, then one at the top.”
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2020
One day after a planned visit by his brother Prince Andrew was truncated when ground fog prevented the landing of the royal helicopter, H.R.H.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2010
The "fizz" pool shoots up some 25 spray jets, producing a continual mist �"like ground fog settling among trees or over a swamp."
From Time Magazine Archive
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A ground fog hung over the poppy fields as he rode through.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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