sea fret
sea fret noun: a fog that comes from the sea.
Noun
sea fret (plural sea frets)
- A fog that comes from the sea.
- An extraordinary combination of mist and sea fret made the rails of the Scarborough-Whitby line so greasy on January 19 that the service came virtually to a standstill; [...]1959 April, “Motive Power Miscellany: North Eastern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 224
- A sea-fret had blurred the far dunes and clouds of wood-smoke were piling up from the horizon, and as we watched, two thick, butter-coloured pillars of sunlight stepped slowly over the far, unmoving waves; sometimes even Dame Nature overdoes her effects.1993, John Banville, Ghosts
- Synonyms:
- haar
Examples of sea fret in a sentence
- When, finally, he left the pub, he discovered that a sea fret had blown in across the island, and the sand dunes were half hidden in drifting veils of vapour.2007, Pat Barker, Border Crossing: A Novel:
- There is a thing called sea fret and it's when the mist comes off the sea; it's the water that comes off the sea.2016, Would I Lie to You?, season 10, episode 5, Lee Mack (actor):
Synonyms of sea fret
Forms of sea fret
| plural | sea frets |
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Questions about sea fret
- What does sea fret mean?
- Sea fret means a fog that comes from the sea.
- How do you use sea fret in a sentence?
- When, finally, he left the pub, he discovered that a sea fret had blown in across the island, and the sand dunes were half hidden in drifting veils of vapour.
- What part of speech is sea fret?
- Sea fret is a noun.
- What is the plural of sea fret?
- The plural of sea fret is sea frets.
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