Meanings
nounground fog (plural ground fogs)
plural ground fogs
- climatologyA low-lying fog extending only a few feet above ground.
Ground fog had been hanging about all day, and after leaving Cambridge we had the curious experience of running through quite a thick fog, yet above the top of which most of the signals were clearly visible.
1959 September, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 432Synonyms: ground mist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA low-lying fog extending only a few feet above ground.
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Finnish matala sumu
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German Bodennebel
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Irish ceo talún
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ground fog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20fog
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“ground fog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20fog. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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