Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fogman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fog-man
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A railwayman who placed fog signals (detonators) on the track at distant signals during thick fogs (and falling snow) to warn train drivers.

Example Sentences

"As against this, really bad fogs have been experienced and on one occasion the 7.35 p.m. from Victoria crawled into Herne Bay 95 min. late, having halted at every stop signal between Gillingham and Whitstable. The explanation? Not a single fogman had turned out for duty between Gillingham and Ramsgate."

Etymology

From fog + man.

Inflected Forms

fogmen (plural)

Questions

What does fogman mean?: A railwayman who placed fog signals (detonators) on the track at distant signals during thick fogs (and falling snow) to warn train drivers.
Where does fogman come from?: From fog + man.

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