单词 | fog ring |
释义 | > as lemmasfog ring fog ring n. (a) an arc or ring of white or weakly coloured light, similar in form to a rainbow, caused by light shining through fog; = fogbow n. (obsolete rare); (b) a bank of fog occurring in the shape of a ring (now rare). 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 1845 Athenæum 18 Jan. 700/1 ‘On Fog-rings observed in America,’ by Sir D. Brewster—This paper had been communicated to Sir D. Brewster by Sir John P. Boileau. 1852 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art Suppl. Fog-rings, banks of fog arranged in a circular or ring form. 1930 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 18 Nov. 3/3 A mail plane from Cleveland was forced down at Bellefonte, Pa., on the rim of the eastern fog ring. < as lemmas |
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