fog light

fog light
noun or fog lamp
: a lamp or automotive headlight often yellow in color and specially designed to penetrate fog, dust, or smoke

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an automobile headlight throwing light of a color intended to diminish the effect of fog, dust, etc., in the air.
[1960-65]

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fog lamp or fog light noun
A lamp, esp on a vehicle, used to improve visibility in fog
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Main Entry:fog

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fog light UK US noun [countable] [singular fog light plural fog lights]
a bright light on a car that helps drivers to see in the fog
Thesaurus: lights on a car or other road vehiclehyponym
Variant: fog lamp

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fog light,
a special light on an automobile for use in heavy fog. Its beam, of low intensity and position, causes less reflection and glare than that of the white headlight.

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ˈfog lamp [fog lamp fog lamps] (BrE) (also ˈfog light NAmE, BrE) noun
a very bright light on the front or back of a car to help the driver to see or be seen in ↑fog

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