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smog::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | smogginess |
| Type of | air pollution |
| Derivation | smoggy |
Examples of smog
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As vehicles travel through central Beijing, smog is seen hovering over the city.
From the theepochtimes.com
It's a clear day, so Mount Baldy looms overhead, without its usual veil of smog.
From the ocregister.com
In some more urban areas, smog also damages the plants on which the larvae feed.
From the post-gazette.com
Dirty ships'diesels also produce oxides of nitrogen-the main ingredient of smog.
From the economist.com
He conjured the smog of Los Angeles by using German smoked beer and smoked salt.
From the independent.co.uk
The Health Ministry said hundreds have needed medical attention due to the smog.
From the independent.co.uk
After a week of smog the skies over the city were being cleared by a north wind.
From the guardian.co.uk
On calm days, noxious smoke billows upward and dissipates into a smog-like haze.
From the chron.com
Visitors to the Grand Canyon have long complained that smog is ruining the view.
From the time.com
- Air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
- Smog is a type of air pollution; the word "smog" is a portmanteau of smoke and fog. Modern smog is a type of air pollution derived from vehicular emission from internal combustion engines and industrial fumes that react in the atmosphere with sunlight to form secondary pollutants that also ...
- Bill Callahan (born 1966 in Silver Spring, Maryland), also known as Smog and (Smog), is an American singer-songwriter. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders. ...
- A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution; To get a smog check; to check a vehicle or have it checked for emissions
- A local alteration in the atmosphere caused by human activity; mainly an urban problem that is often due to pollutants produced by fuel combustion.
- Pollution formed by the interaction of pollutants and sunlight (photochemical smog), usually restricting visibility, and occasionally hazardous to health.
- A dense, discolored radiation fog containing large quanities of soot, ash, and gaseous pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide, responsible for human respiratory ailments. ...
- Dust, smoke, or chemical fumes that pollute the air and make hazy, unhealthy conditions (literally, the word is a blend of smoke and fog). ...
- The term used to describe the combination of smoke and fog in the stagnant air of London; now often applied to photochemical pollution.
