fog bankn.

Brit.

/ˈfɒɡ baŋk/, U.S.

/ˈfɔɡ ˌbæŋk/,

/ˈfɑɡ ˌbæŋk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fog n.², bank n.¹

Etymology: < fog n.² + bank n.¹

A dense mass of fog extending over a wide area. Also figurative.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [noun] > thick mist or fog > bank or ring of fog

fog bank1635

fog ring1845

1635 L. Foxe North-west Fox sig. Aa3^v All this day the fog banks hath deceived mee, but now I am sure I see land.

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 499 (note) Quoth the Ship-master, It is but a fog-bank, there is no danger.

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World ii. 71 We had many alarms by fog banks, and other false appearances.

1770 W. Hirst in Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 230 A dark cloud, or rather fog-bank.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II xcvi. 167 The frequent fog-banks gave them cause to doubt.

1865 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire (new ed.) VIII. lxviii. 366 The clouds and fogbanks of Plotinus..were replaced by the enduring fabric of the doctrine of the Christian Trinity.

1933 Illustr. London News 6 May 645 The seaplane encountered a violent storm, ran into a fog-bank, and then..suddenly lost height and crashed against a tree.

1978 Boating Oct. 96/2 The great fog banks that form along the seacoasts are stratus clouds that contain moist warm air that has been slowly cooled.

2010 J. O'Connor Ghost Light (2011) iv. 67 A red and white lightship was breasting its way out towards the Skelligs where a fog bank was beginning to drift in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fog bank
释义	fog bankn. Brit. /ˈfɒɡ baŋk/, U.S. /ˈfɔɡ ˌbæŋk/, /ˈfɑɡ ˌbæŋk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fog n.², bank n.¹ Etymology: < fog n.² + bank n.¹ A dense mass of fog extending over a wide area. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [noun] > thick mist or fog > bank or ring of fog fog bank1635 fog ring1845 1635 L. Foxe North-west Fox sig. Aa3^v All this day the fog banks hath deceived mee, but now I am sure I see land. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 499 (note) Quoth the Ship-master, It is but a fog-bank, there is no danger. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World ii. 71 We had many alarms by fog banks, and other false appearances. 1770 W. Hirst in Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 230 A dark cloud, or rather fog-bank. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II xcvi. 167 The frequent fog-banks gave them cause to doubt. 1865 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire (new ed.) VIII. lxviii. 366 The clouds and fogbanks of Plotinus..were replaced by the enduring fabric of the doctrine of the Christian Trinity. 1933 Illustr. London News 6 May 645 The seaplane encountered a violent storm, ran into a fog-bank, and then..suddenly lost height and crashed against a tree. 1978 Boating Oct. 96/2 The great fog banks that form along the seacoasts are stratus clouds that contain moist warm air that has been slowly cooled. 2010 J. O'Connor Ghost Light (2011) iv. 67 A red and white lightship was breasting its way out towards the Skelligs where a fog bank was beginning to drift in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1635
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