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Fog horn
Fog Fog n. [Dan. sneefog snow falling thick, drift of snow, driving snow, cf. Icel. fok spray, snowdrift, fj[=u]k snowstorm, fj[=u]ka to drift.] 1. Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See Cloud. 2. A state of mental confusion. Fog alarm, Fog bell, Fog horn, etc., a bell, horn, whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm, often automatically, near places of danger where visible signals would be hidden in thick weather. Fog bank, a mass of fog resting upon the sea, and resembling distant land. Fog ring, a bank of fog arranged in a circular form, -- often seen on the coast of Newfoundland.

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- "The Fog Horn" is a 1951 science fiction short story by American writer Ray Bradbury, the first in his collection The Golden Apples of the Sun. The story...
- valves admitting air to the horns; each horn was given its own timing characteristics to help mariners identify them. Audible fog signals have been used in...
- (35 km) distant. At the same time, the explosive fog signal was removed and a 'supertyfon' fog horn was installed: compressed air was provided by a pair...
- initially conceived by the writer Ray Bradbury for his short story "The Fog Horn", which appeared in the June 23, 1951 issue of The Sa****ay Evening Post...
- Bradbury's 1951 short story of the same name, which was later reprinted as "The Fog Horn". In the film, the Rhedosaurus, a giant dinosaur is released from its frozen...
- 20,000 Fathoms" (also published as "The Fog Horn") (1951) "Embroidery" (1951) "The Fireman" (1951) "The Fog Horn" (1951) "Here There Be Tygers" (1951) "The...
- miles. Lindesnes Lighthouse in southern Norway. The last Sunday of July, Fog Horn Day is held at the lighthouse. Animation of the operation of the Hope-Jones...
- featured one scene based on Bradbury's "The Fog Horn", about a sea monster mistaking the sound of a fog horn for the mating cry of a female. Bradbury's...
- Midnight (1976) The Fog Horn & Other Stories (1979) The Last Circus and the Electrocution (1980) The Stories of Ray Bradbury (1980) The Fog Horn and Other Stories...
- Rains" (1950) "The Veldt" (1950) "Ylla" (1950) "Embroidery" (1951) "The Fog Horn" (1951) "Here There Be Tygers" (1951) "The Pedestrian" (1951) "The April...