frost smoke

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frawst, frost smohk]
- /frɔst, frɒst smoʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frawst, frost smohk]
- /frɔst, frɒst smoʊk/

Definitions of frost smoke words

noun frost smoke an ice fog caused by extremely cold air flowing over a body of comparatively warm water, especially in polar regions. 1
noun frost smoke An appearance resembling smoke, caused by congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in times of severe cold. 0

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Origin of frost smoke

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50

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Parts of speech for Frost smoke

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Frost smoke

frost smoke popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

frost smoke usage trend in Literature

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