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PRONUNCIATION OF FOG SIGNAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOG SIGNAL

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Fog signal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOG SIGNAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fog signal

Foghorn

A foghorn is a fog signal that uses sound to warn vehicles of navigational hazards or boats of the presence of other vessels in foggy conditions. The term is most often used in relation to marine transport. When visual navigation aids such as lighthouses are obscured, foghorns provide an audible warning of rocks, shoals, headlands, or other dangers to shipping.

Definition of fog signal in the English dictionary

The definition of fog signal in the dictionary is a signal used to warn railway engine drivers in fog, consisting of a detonator placed on the line.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOG SIGNAL

fog
fog bank
fog fever
fog lamp
fog level
fog light
Fogarty
fogash
fogbound
fogbow
fogdog
fogey
fogeydom
fogeyish
fogeyism
fogfruit
foggage
fogged
fogger

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOG SIGNAL

alarm signal
busy signal
call signal
composite colour signal
danger signal
departure signal
distress signal
hand signal
interregnal
interval signal
presignal
regnal
signal
smoke signal
time signal
traffic signal
turn signal

Synonyms and antonyms of fog signal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fog signal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOG SIGNAL

Find out the translation of fog signal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fog signal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fog signal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雾信号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señal de niebla
570 millions of speakers

English

fog signal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोहरे संकेत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إشارة الضباب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

туманный сигнал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

do sinal de névoa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুয়াশা সংকেত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signal de brume
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Isyarat kabus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nebelsignal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

霧信号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안개 신호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinyal kabut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tín hiệu sương mù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூடுபனி சமிக்ஞை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धुके सिग्नल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sis sinyali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segnale da nebbia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sygnał mgła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

туманний сигнал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semnal de ceață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σήμα ομίχλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mishoring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dimma signal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tåkesignal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fog signal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOG SIGNAL»

The term «fog signal» is regularly used and occupies the 80.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOG SIGNAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fog signal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOG SIGNAL»

Discover the use of fog signal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fog signal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lost Sounds: The Story of Coast Fog Signals
Lost Sounds visits a number of lighthouses at different times over the last 130 years to reveal the philanthropic, scientific and romantic story of the fog signal - how it came about, how the machinery worked and, for the mariner and the ...
Alan Renton, 2001
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Prostar Nga List of Lights, Radio AIDS and Fog Signals 2006 ...
The function of a fog signal in the system of aids to navigation is to warn of danger and to provide the mariner with an audible means of approximating his position relative to the fog signal when the station, or any visual signal which it displays, ...
Griffes, 2006
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The International Day, Night, and Fog Signal Telegraph, with ...
William Henry WARD (of 24 Union St., N.) HOW TO EFFECT THE SIGNIFICATIONS. The next in order is to show how this is to be accomplished, and the first thing is to attract attention, which heretofore was by hoisting the signal flags ...
William Henry WARD (of 24 Union St., N.), 1866
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New Scientist
i NEW LOOK FOR LIGHTHOUSES continued Pigeons as missile pilots from JOHN LEAR, our American correspondent. Figure 4. Various types of fog signal assembled at trials site. CROSFIELD MANUFACTURE SILICATES FOR INDUSTRIAL ...
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Prostar Nga List of Lights, Radio AIDS and Fog Signals 2006 ...
The function of a fog signal in the system of aids to navigation is to warn of danger and to provide the mariner with an audible means of approximating his position relative to the fog signal when the station, or any visual signal which it displays, ...
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2009 NGA List of Lights: Baltic Sea W/ Kattegat Belts and ...
The function of a fog signal in the system of aids to navigation is to warn of danger and to provide the mariner with an audible means of approximating his position relative to the fog signal when the station, or any visual signal which it displays, ...
Griffes, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2009
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The fog signal required by §§67.20- 10, 67.25-10. and 67.30-10 must-- (a) Have its maximum intensity at a frequency between 100 and 1,100 Hertz; (b) Sound a 2 -second blast every 20 seconds (2 seconds sound, 18 seconds silence) unless ...
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Lighthouses for Kids: History, Science, and Lore with 21 ...
“The old fog signal building was like a miniature factory,” recalled Bertha Endress . She lived at the Whitefish Point, Michigan, Lighthouse, where her grandfather was a keeper, in the early 1900s. “You had to yell to make yourself heard,” she ...
Katherine L. House, 2008
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British Isles, English Channel, and North Sea
The function of a fog signal in the system of aids to navigation is to warn of danger and to provide the mariner with an audible means of approximating his position relative to the fog signal when the station, or any visual signal which it displays, ...
Griffes
10
Pub. 112 List of Lights
The function of a fog signal in the system of aids to navigation is to warn of danger and to provide the mariner with an audible means of approximating his position relative to the fog signal when the station, or any visual signal which it displays, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOG SIGNAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fog signal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Unions see possible renewal in return to jobs training
So I'm sounding the fog signal, and I could hear him, and he's coming closer. I blew the whistle, and he veered off at the last minute. «The Columbian, Jul 15»
2
Graffiti-covered lighthouse in Waukegan Harbor receives new paint
In 1967, according to information from the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Asociation, "Fire destroyed the fog signal building and the lantern ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
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Views to the lighthouse in Howth for €1.695m
The fog signal from the lighthouse was discontinued in 1995, and Baily was the last lighthouse in Ireland to be automated. The late Dr Fergus ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
4
Turn Point Lighthouse benefits from license plate program
Turn Point was granted $5,000 to restore three doors on the fog signal building. In 2014, the lighthouse received funding for asbestos tile ... «SanJuanIslander.com, Jun 15»
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Sleeping Bear Dunes Heritage Trail continues to grow in Michigan …
A fog signal building was added in 1899. The light was automated in 1972 and the lighthouse building was closed. It opened to the public in ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jun 15»
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Lake County Past
Advertisement. Lightning strike. During a thunder storm the fog signal chimney at the lighthouse was struck and considerable damage done. «Lake County News Chronicle, Jun 15»
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Cricket: St Martin's v Tresco
The first match of the season is always more hopeful than the last, although the mournful sound of the Round Island fog signal coupled with the ... «ScillyToday, May 15»
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Resident Starts Drive To Save Iconic Lightship
The vessel's famed fog signal could be heard for 14 miles, while its light beacon could be seen for 23 miles. During WWII, the converted LV-112 ... «Charlestown Patriot Bridge, May 15»
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Lake Michigan aircraft carriers exhibit opens May 23
... landing signal officers and pilots – including then 19-year-old Ensign George H.W. Bush, on Saturday, May 23, in the Fog Signal Building. «Morning Star, May 15»
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Maritime Museum exhibit marks centennial of Kingston's Rondout II …
In 1872, a wooden hexagonal tower was built, and in 1888, a fog signal house was added. There was not a lightkeeper's house there. In 1921 ... «The Daily Freeman, Apr 15»

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