- water fog
- noun
: a fine spray or fog formed by sending one high-pressure stream of water against another in the tip of a nozzle and used especially for checking combustion by its immediate transformation into steam
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
water fog
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fog|gy — «FOG ee, FG », adjective, gi|er, gi|est. 1. having much fog; misty; murky: »If it is cloudy, rainy, or foggy, the water vapor in the air is condensing (Beauchamp, Mayfield, and … Useful english dictionary
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