Smog meaning in English

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Definition

a blanket of smog: a thick cloud of pollution and fog idiom
smog: air pollution, fog that has become mixed and polluted with smoke noun
The word smog was coined in the early 20th century as a portmanteau of the words smoke and fog to refer to smoky fog.
smoggy: polluted adjective

Examples

  • "Smog is the result of large amounts of coal burning in one area, and it's caused by a mixture of smoke and sulphur dioxide."
  • "Brent : Candy, I don't think London has seen "smog" since 1952, when it experienced "the great smog of 1952"."
  • "London is covered in a blanket of smog today."
  • "Candy : Well, I've been told that the smog, I mean the fog, is going to be around all weekend."
  • "Philip will be traveling to smoggy, silicone-filled Los Angeles on Thursday morning to meet with buyers from 'Smells R Us', a chain of local perfume stores based in Southern California, as well as carriers of fine Delavigne products."
  • "Candy : Oh fog, smog, it's all the same thing."
  • "Brent : Candy, I don't think London has seen "smog" since 1952, when it experienced "the great smog of 1952"."
Exercise 1
From the list below, choose all the TRUE statements according to the broadcast.

Be careful, there may be more than one.
From the list below, choose all the TRUE statements according to the broadcast.

Be careful, there may be more than one.
This statement is false. Brent tells Candy that "London hasn't seen smog since 1952", indicating that "smog" is no longer common in London (though it once was, during the industrial revolution).
Candy says that "the fog will be around all weekend". The expression "to be around" indicates that fog will "be present". Example: "Humans have been around for thousands of years". The main point of Candy's report is that there is a lot of fog in London this weekend.
This statement is false. Although Brent describes "smog" as the result of coal "burning", he is not referring to a burning building.
Towards the end of this broadcast, Candy falls down a hole in the street and ends up in a "sewer" which smells "really bad". "Sewers" are the network of underground tunnels and pipes which drain waste and water. Brent concludes the dialogue by thanking Candy, who is "reporting live from the heart of the London sewers".
This statement is false. Candy initially reports that London is full of "smog" this weekend. Brent then corrects her saying that there is no longer a lot of "smog" (which describes industrial pollution) in London. Brent explains that "smog is caused by a mixture of smoke and sulphur dioxide. 'Fog" is a natural occurrence which has to do with condensation in the atmosphere. Fog and smog are terms which describe different weather conditions.

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