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foglamp

foglamp

1 3.5
A strong light on a car that helps you see in fog
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔɡˌlæmp/
: farola antiniebla
  • The car's foglamp made it much easier to see through the thick fog.

Examples

  • He turned on the foglamp as visibility dropped on the highway.

  • After replacing the broken foglamp, the driver felt safer during the early morning mist.

  • The foglamp on my car is very bright.

  • I need to replace the foglamp soon.

  • He turned on the foglamp as visibility dropped in the thick fog while driving home.

  • After replacing the broken foglamp, the driver felt much more confident navigating through the low visibility.

  • The new foglamp on my vehicle improved my sight significantly during the foggy night drive.

Synonyms

headlamp
vsfoglamp
  • UK
4 3.1

A strong light at the front of a vehicle to show the road ahead

is tuned to improve sight specifically in foggy conditions

How Bright

spotlight
27 2.9
headlight
97 1.5
foglamp
1 3.5
streetlight
29 1.0

Surface Forms

foglamp singular
foglamps plural

Morphology

foglamp = fog + lamp (transparent) = fog + lamp

The word is a straightforward compound whose meaning is directly the lamp used for foggy conditions.

Etymology

Foglamp joins the simple words fog and lamp and literally means a 'lamp for fog'. That's why a foglamp is a strong light on a vehicle that helps you see through fog.