fogbound
adjective
fog·bound
ˈfȯg-ˌbau̇nd 
ˈfäg-
1
: unable to move because of fog
a fogbound ship
2
: covered by fog
a fogbound coast
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A century removed from Ulysses, this short novel is likewise a deeply interior, one-day affair, in which a nameless narrator stalks the fogbound city of Ürümchi.
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Ed Park, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2022
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
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Ed Park, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2022
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
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“Fogbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fogbound. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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