fogbound

Meanings

1. 1adjectivecomparable

   Unable to travel or operate because thick fog has reduced visibility.

   Grammar: Can come before a noun or after a verb: a fogbound airport, the ferry was fogbound.

   Patterns

   • be fogbound
   • a fogbound airport

   Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the fogbound airport.

   The ferry stayed fogbound at the dock all morning.

   We spent the night in a fogbound village on the coast.

2. 2adjectivebefore a nounliterary

   Covered or surrounded by dense fog, so that nothing can be seen clearly.

   Grammar: Usually before a noun when describing scenery: a fogbound valley.

   Patterns

   • a fogbound landscape

   The fogbound moor looked eerie at dawn.

   A fogbound harbor echoed with distant horns.

   They walked along the fogbound shore in silence.

Common combinations

fogbound airport

The fogbound airport canceled all morning flights.

fogbound coast

Ships waited off the fogbound coast.

remain fogbound

The city remained fogbound for two days.

fogbound passengers

Fogbound passengers slept on benches.

become fogbound

The ferry terminal became fogbound at dusk.

Synonyms and how they differ

fogged in

Fogged in is more informal and often used for airports and harbors, while fogbound is slightly more formal and descriptive.

misty

Misty means lightly covered with fine droplets, whereas fogbound means so dense that movement stops.

snowbound

Snowbound is the same pattern but caused by snow, not fog.

socked in

Socked in is informal American usage for weather that closes an airfield or area, with a more casual tone.

Opposites

Word family

fog noun

thick cloud at ground level that reduces visibility

foggy adjective

full of fog

fog up phrasal verb

to become covered with condensation

foggily adverb

in a fogged or unclear way

Commonly confused: fogbound or foggy? fogbound or snowbound?

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