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词汇 haar
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Definition of haar in English:

haar

noun hɑː
  • A cold sea fog on the east coast of England or Scotland.

    哈雾(英格兰或苏格兰东海岸的一种湿冷的海雾)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The low moan of a foghorn across miles of greyness, the slap of waves breaking against a gently rocking hull in the dark, the slow creak of rusting quayside machinery in the wind beckon through the haar.
    • The east coast weather gods conspired to roll in the haar off the North Sea in a north to north easterly breeze of force three to four, making race management a gargantuan task.
    • Cox threatens to be almost as impenetrable as the haar rolling in over the Edinburgh skyline.
    • A soft haar drifts over the water and the midnight sky is streaked with grey midsummer light.
    • Taken five miles from the ground, white streaks of methane fog float over the surface like a kind of haar, partly covering scattered islands in the sea.
    Synonyms
    haze, fog, smog, murk, cloud, cloudiness, mistiness, scotch mist, vapour, drizzle, spray

Origin

Late 17th century: perhaps from Old Norse hárr 'hoar, hoary'.

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