Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tule fog

/ˈtuːli fɑɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: tule -fog
IPA: /ˈtuːli fɑɡ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thick, persistent ground fog, canonically found in parts of California's Central Valley, where cold air from the Sierra Nevada collects on the valley floor during the cooler part of the year and causes moisture to condense into fog or cold/freezing drizzle.

Example Sentences

"Tule fogs last until they are "burned off" by the sun or are displaced by the wind."
"When summer ended—when the State Fair closed and the heat broke, when the last green hop vines had been torn down along the H Street road and the tule fog began rising off the low ground at night—[…]"
"This sentiment spreads like thick tule fog today. Ask the former San Diego mayor who commandeered the Light Up the Border forces at the San Diego-Tijuana[…]"
"On the evening of the wedding, a thick tule fog enveloped the area around Discovery Bay. The fog delayed the arrival of the minister and caused some […]"
"A thick tule fog enveloped the island. […]"
"The winds that create the fog die down, and the Bay Area is clear. […] sank not during the summer fog season, but rather in winter during a thick tule fog."

Etymology

Named for the tule wetlands of the Central Valley of California in the United States, where it forms.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtuːli fɑɡ/

Inflected Forms

tule fogs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tule fog?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtuːli fɑɡ/.
What does tule fog mean?: A thick, persistent ground fog, canonically found in parts of California's Central Valley, where cold air from the Sierra Nevada collects on the valley floor during the cooler part of the year and causes moisture to condense into fog or cold/freezing drizzle.
Where does tule fog come from?: Named for the tule wetlands of the Central Valley of California in the United States, where it forms.

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