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ice fog

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ice fog [′īs ‚fäg]
(meteorology)
A type of fog composed of suspended particles of ice, partly ice crystals 20-100 micrometers in diameter but chiefly, especially when dense, droxtals 12-20 micrometers in diameter; occurs at very low temperatures and usually in clear, calm weather in high latitudes. Also known as frost flakes; frost fog; frozen fog; ice-crystal fog; pogonip; rime fog.
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During the bombastic closing refrain, you could hear Hatless' gavel hammering in time to the music, and his head and torso appeared above the now-receding ice fog.
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