Pea-souper (Noun)
Meaning
A heavy thick yellow fog.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The pea-souper that rolled in off the Thames made it impossible to see more than a few feet in front of us.
- Londoners were familiar with the pea-souper that often shrouded the city in a thick, impenetrable mist.
- The pea-souper was so dense that we had to feel our way along the buildings just to find our way home.
- In the pea-souper, the sounds of the city were muffled and distant, adding to the sense of disorientation.
- The pea-souper that enveloped the city was a perfect setting for a mystery novel, full of hidden dangers and unseen threats.