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Fog horn
Fog Fog n. [Dan. sneefog snow falling thick, drift of snow, driving snow, cf. Icel. fok spray, snowdrift, fj[=u]k snowstorm, fj[=u]ka to drift.] 1. Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See Cloud. 2. A state of mental confusion. Fog alarm, Fog bell, Fog horn, etc., a bell, horn, whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm, often automatically, near places of danger where visible signals would be hidden in thick weather. Fog bank, a mass of fog resting upon the sea, and resembling distant land. Fog ring, a bank of fog arranged in a circular form, -- often seen on the coast of Newfoundland.

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- "The Fog Horn" is a 1951 science fiction short story by American writer Ray Bradbury, the first in his collection The Golden Apples of the Sun. The story...
- valves admitting air to the horns; each horn was given its own timing characteristics to help mariners identify them. Audible fog signals have been used in...
- initially conceived by the writer Ray Bradbury for his short story "The Fog Horn", which appeared in the June 23, 1951 issue of The Sa****ay Evening Post...
- featured one scene based on Bradbury's "The Fog Horn", about a sea monster mistaking the sound of a fog horn for the mating cry of a female. Bradbury's...
- Tobey. The screenplay is based on Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story "The Fog Horn", specifically the scene where a lighthouse is destro**** by the title character...
- 20,000 Fathoms" (also published as "The Fog Horn") (1951) "Embroidery" (1951) "The Fireman" (1951) "The Fog Horn" (1951) "Here There Be Tygers" (1951) "The...
- from attacking the city of Metropolis. Ray Bradbury's short story "The Fog Horn" (1951) served as the basis for The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), featuring...
- Midnight (1976) The Fog Horn & Other Stories (1979) The Last Circus and the Electrocution (1980) The Stories of Ray Bradbury (1980) The Fog Horn and Other Stories...
- Rains" (1950) "The Veldt" (1950) "Ylla" (1950) "Embroidery" (1951) "The Fog Horn" (1951) "Here There Be Tygers" (1951) "The Pedestrian" (1951) "The April...
- The Fog Horn & Other Stories is a collection of six short stories written by Ray Bradbury. The collection, published in ****an, is published in English...