fog line

noun

Etymology

From fog + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as fog line — “fog + line

Definitions

  1. The boundary of a body of air, contacting the earth's surface, that has fallen below the…

    The boundary of a body of air, contacting the earth's surface, that has fallen below the dew point and usually contains fog.

  2. A division in altitude above which fog appears.

    • Along the coast Sequoia sempervirens does not grow above the altitude to which the moist sea air generally rises — the fog-line, as it is often called.
  3. A line painted on a road (usually bright white) that marks the edge of the legally…

    A line painted on a road (usually bright white) that marks the edge of the legally drivable portion.

    • As the driver of the vehicle reached into the glove box to obtain the insurance information another westbound vehicle crossed the fog line traveling onto the north shoulder of the roadway.
    • The reference line is a straight line that runs the length of the accident site, such as a fog line on a straight road.
    • And I believe you commented somewhere about how the fog line broke at that point and then picked up on the other side of the entrance ramp.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA