Meaning of “smog” in the English Dictionary

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"smog" in British English

smognoun [S or U]

uk /smɒɡ/ us /smɑːɡ/

C1 a mixture of smoke, gases, and chemicals, especially in cities, that makes the atmosphere difficult to breathe and harmful for health: Smog is a major problem in Athens. As we flew into the airport, we could see a murky yellow smog hovering over the city.

smoggy

adjective uk /ˈsmɒɡ.i/ us /ˈsmɑː.ɡi/

› Mexico City is one of the world's smoggiest capitals.

(Definition of smog from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"smog" in American English

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smognoun [C/U]

us /smɑɡ, smɔɡ/

› air pollution caused by smoke or chemicals mixing with fog: [U] We get a lot of smog downtown. [C] A poisonous smog killed 20 people.

smoggy

adjective us /ˈsmɑɡ·i, ˈsmɔ·ɡi/

› a smoggy city/day

(Definition of smog from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of “smog”
in Korean	스모그, 연무…
in Arabic	ضَباب ودُخّان…
in Malaysian	asbut…
in French	smog…
in Russian	смог…
in Chinese (Traditional)	（尤指城市中的）煙霧…
in Italian	smog…
in Turkish	hava kirliliğine sebep olan dumanlı sis…
in Polish	smog…
in Spanish	niebla mezclada con humo…
in Vietnamese	sương khói…
in Portuguese	mistura de nevoeiro e poluição…
in Thai	หมอกควัน…
in German	der Smog…
in Catalan	boirum…
in Japanese	（空気汚染の）スモッグ…
in Chinese (Simplified)	（尤指城市中的）烟雾…
in Indonesian	asap kabut…

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“smog” in British English

1noun
- smog
smoggy

“smog” in American English

1noun
- smog
smoggy

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