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foglamp

foglamp

3.5
A strong light on a car that helps you see in fog
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔɡˌlæmp/
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  • 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
49 2.9
headlight
95 1.5
foglamp
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.