fogbound

adjective

fog·​bound ˈfȯg-ˌbau̇nd 

ˈfäg-

1

: unable to move because of fog

a fogbound ship

2

: covered by fog

a fogbound coast

Examples of fogbound in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just as predictably, Maxim’s estate in England, Manderley, has become superstately, though what’s lost amid the vast rooms and long halls swarming with a huge staff is the fogbound mystery of the place as it was visualized in the Hitchcock version. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020

Dozens of motels dot the hillsides overlooking the bay, and a few, like the Anderson Inn, have rooms right over the water, outfitted with fireplaces for chilly nights and fogbound mornings. — Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fogbound

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground