frost smoke

noun

A phenomenon resembling smoke, caused by the congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in times of severe cold.

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Arctic smokeArctic sea smoke
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Meanings

nounfrost smoke (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA phenomenon resembling smoke, caused by the congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in times of severe cold.

    The brig and the ice round her are covered by a strange black obscurity: it is the frost smoke of arctic winters.

    1853, Elisha Kent Kane, The United States Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin

    Synonyms: Arctic smoke, Arctic sea smoke

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA phenomenon resembling smoke, caused by the congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in times of severe cold.

Similar
Arctic smokeArctic sea smoke
Also see
arctic sea smokearctic smokesea smoke
Cite this entry
APA

frost smoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost%20smoke

MLA

“frost smoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost%20smoke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frost smoke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost%20smoke.

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