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Meaning of clag | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
klæɡ

Definitions

  1. A glue or paste made from starch.
  2. Low cloud, fog or smog.
  3. Unburned carbon (smoke) from a steam or diesel locomotive, or multiple unit.
  4. Bits of rubber which are shed from tires during a race and collect off the racing line, especially on the outside of corners (cf. marbles).

Examples

“The sky was thick with dirty gray clag”
“This programme included practice interceptions, simulator training, day flying, night flying, clag flying -- in addition to […] [a footnote states that clag flying was Air Force slang for foul weather flying.]”
“We went along in the clag for what seemed like an eternity [a footnote defines clag as low cloud cover]”
“He ran wide in the corner, hit the clag and spun off.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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