English Explanatory Dictionary

tule fog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thick, persistent ground fog, canonically found in parts of California's Central Valley, where cold air from the Sierra Nevada collects on the valley floor during the cooler part of the year and causes moisture to condense into fog or cold/freezing drizzle.

Pronunciation

/ˈtuːli fɑɡ/ En-us-tule fog.oga

Word forms

tule fog tule fogs

Etymology

Named for the tule wetlands of the Central Valley of California in the United States, where it forms.

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