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/fog"bownd', fawg"-/, adj. Naut.unable to sail or navigate because of heavy fog.[1850-55; FOG1 + -BOUND1]
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fogbound — [fôg′bound΄] adj. 1. surrounded or covered by fog 2. prevented from sailing, flying, etc. because of fog … English World dictionary
fogbound — [[t]fɒ̱gbaʊnd[/t]] also fog bound ADJ If you are fogbound in a place or if the place is fogbound, thick fog makes it dangerous or impossible to go anywhere. He was fog bound at London airport. ...a fogbound motorway … English dictionary
fogbound — adjective Date: 1814 1. unable to move because of fog < a fogbound ship > 2. covered by fog < a fogbound coast > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fogbound — fog|bound [ fɔg,baund ] adjective not able to operate normally because of thick FOG: a fogbound airport a. not able to travel because of thick FOG: I m fogbound in Cleveland … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fogbound — UK [ˈfɒɡˌbaʊnd] / US [ˈfɔɡˌbaʊnd] adjective a) not able to operate normally because of thick fog a fogbound airport b) not able to travel because of thick fog I m fogbound at Heathrow at the moment … English dictionary
fogbound — adjective enveloped in fog a fogbound fleet the fogbound city • Similar to: ↑cloudy … Useful english dictionary
fogbound — enclosed enclosed adj. surrounded or closed in, usually on all sides. Opposite of {unenclosed}. [Narrower terms: {basined}; {capsulate, capsulated}; {closed, closed in(predicate)}; {coarctate}; {confined, fenced in, penned}; {embedded, fixed};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fogbound — fog|bound [ˈfɔgbaund US ˈfa:g , ˈfo:g ] adj unable to travel or work normally because of fog ▪ The airport was fogbound … Dictionary of contemporary English
fogbound — adjective prevented from travelling or working normally because of fog: Moscow airport was fogbound … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fogbound — adjective enveloped in fog to such an extent that movement is dangerous or impossible … Wiktionary
