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sea frets

sea frets is the plural of sea fret.

Meaning of sea fret

Noun

sea fret (plural sea frets)

  1. (UK) 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
    Synonyms:
    haar

Questions about sea frets

What is sea frets the plural of?
Sea frets is the plural of sea fret.

Words near sea frets in the dictionary

  1. sea fowl
  2. sea fowls
  3. sea fox
  4. sea foxes
  5. sea fret
  6. sea frets
  7. sea frog
  8. sea frogs
  9. sea gate
  10. sea gates
  11. sea geese

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