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fogbound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
fog-bound
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

enveloped in fog to such an extent that movement is dangerous or impossible

Etymology

Etymology tree English fog Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English fogbound From fog + -bound.

Inflected Forms

more fogbound (comparative) most fogbound (superlative)

Questions

What does fogbound mean?
enveloped in fog to such an extent that movement is dangerous or impossible
Where does fogbound come from?
Etymology tree English fog Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English fogbound From fog + -bound.

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