foglamp

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noun

A wide automotive lamp intended to increase visibility in poor weather conditions.

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Meanings

nounfoglamp (plural foglamps)

plural foglamps · alternative fog lamp

  1. A wide automotive lamp intended to increase visibility in poor weather conditions.
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    And the XR versions were stuffed with standard gear, including side- and head-curtain air bags, stability control, antilock brakes, 17-inch alloy wheels, a tire pressure monitor, active whiplash-preventing head restraints, foglamps, roof rails, the OnStar communications system and three free months of XM Satellite Radio.

    2007 August 26, Lawrence Ulrich, “Germans Land on Saturn and Things Shape Up”, in New York Times

Origin

From fog + lamp.

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APA

foglamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foglamp

MLA

“foglamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foglamp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foglamp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foglamp.

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