"fogbank" meaning in English

See fogbank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fogbanks [plural]
Etymology: From fog + bank. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fog|bank}} fog + bank Head templates: {{en-noun}} fogbank (plural fogbanks)
  1. A bank of fog. Categories (topical): Fog Synonyms: fog bank Translations (bank of fog): tågebanke [common-gender] (Danish), ködpárna (Hungarian), ködréteg (Hungarian), ködfelhő (Hungarian), þokubakki [masculine] (Icelandic), гу́ста ма́гла (gústa mágla) [feminine] (Macedonian), ма́гла (mágla) [feminine] (Macedonian), tåkebanke [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tåkebanke [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dimbank [common-gender] (Swedish)

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