Meaning of sea fret | Babel Free

Definitions

A fog that comes from the sea.

British

Examples

“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; [...]”

“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.”

“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.”

“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. And we used to have a lot of that.”

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