"vog" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: vog

Part of Speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: With the exception of places on the Big Island where “vog,” or volcanic smog, occasionally smarts the eyes, air pollution is almost nonexistent, thanks to trade winds and thousands of miles of surrounding ocean.

Article or Document Title:
“Hawaiians Determined To Save Bit Of Paradise”

Author:
Charles Petit

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
San Francisco Chronicle

Date of Publication:
Jan. 13, 1988

Page Number:
1/Z1

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