fogbound

Thân thiện

The small fishing village remained fogbound all morning.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Unable to proceed or function normally due to thick fog: Describes a situation where visibility is severely reduced by fog, preventing movement, travel, or normal operation.
   • Enveloped or surrounded by fog: Describes a place, vehicle, or person that is covered or trapped by a dense fog.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The airport was fogbound for twelve hours, causing massive flight cancellations.
  • We spent a fogbound afternoon in the cottage, unable to see the garden.
  • The fogbound ship had to drop anchor and wait for visibility to improve.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in transportation contexts (aviation, maritime, rail) to indicate a state of operational shutdown or delay.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe a state of mental confusion or stagnation, though this is less common.
  • After the shocking news, his thoughts were fogbound and he couldn't make a decision.

Variants and Related Words

• Fog (n.): A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that obscures visibility.
• Foggy (adj.): Filled with or characterized by fog; also used to describe something vague or indistinct.
• Fogbank (n.): A dense mass of fog, especially at sea.

Synonyms

• Fogged in: (Informal, especially in aviation/boating) Unable to operate due to fog.
• Shrouded in fog: Covered or hidden by fog.
• Immobilized by fog: Rendered unable to move because of fog.

Antonyms

• Clear: Free from anything that dims or obscures.
• Unobstructed: Not blocked or hindered.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Like a fogbound ship: An idiom describing a state of being stuck, unable to progress, or lacking direction.
  • Without the market data, our project was like a fogbound ship.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. enveloped in fog
   • a fogbound fleet
   • the fogbound city