haar
Thick, cold, wet fog along the northeastern coast of Northern England and ScotlandThick, cold, wet fog along the northeastern coast of Northern England and Scotland.
Meaning
2 senses(Northern England, Scotland, countable, especially, uncountable)Thick, cold, wet fog along the northeastern coast of Northern England and Scotland.
(Scotland, countable, especially, uncountable)A wind, especially one from the east, which blows in this fog.
Origin
Attested since the late 17th century, alongside Scots haar (“cold easterly wind; misty winAttested since the late 17th century, alongside Scots haar (“cold easterly wind; misty wind; cold fog or mist”).
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Forms
plural: haarsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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