Meaning of tule fog | Babel Free
/ˈtuːli fɑɡ/Definitions
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.
Examples
“Tule fogs last until they are "burned off" by the sun or are displaced by the wind.”
“When summer ended—when the State Fair closed and the heat broke, when the last green hop vines had been torn down along the H Street road and the tule fog began rising off the low ground at night—[…]”
“This sentiment spreads like thick tule fog today. Ask the former San Diego mayor who commandeered the Light Up the Border forces at the San Diego-Tijuana[…]”
“On the evening of the wedding, a thick tule fog enveloped the area around Discovery Bay. The fog delayed the arrival of the minister and caused some […]”
“A thick tule fog enveloped the island. […]”
“The winds that create the fog die down, and the Bay Area is clear. […] sank not during the summer fog season, but rather in winter during a thick tule fog.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.