fog of war

collocation in English

meaningsoffogandwar

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fog
noun
uk
/fɒɡ/us
/fɑːɡ/
a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or sea, making it difficult ...
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war
noun[C or U]
uk
/wɔːr/us
/wɔːr/
armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example ...
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(Definition offogandwarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffog of war

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But one cannot see far through thefogofwar.
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This is particularly true in military encounters when the so-calledfogofwarpresents conflicting information to the decision-making agent.
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Many of them escaped in thefogofwar, as it is so truly called.
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Thefogofwarclears very rapidly after the end of an incident.
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This helps simulate thefogofwar.
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There is littlefogofwar.
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This circumstance is generally described as thefogofwar.
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The new debate attempts to penetrate the fog of peace which awaits us beyond thefogofwar.
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It would seem that those who commissioned the inquiry have been unable to accept thefogofwar.
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What is more, many of the pieces of evidence will have been affected by thefogofwar.
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That is a position which leads even further into thefogofwarthat will have to unfold before the fog of peace arrives.
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Each battle begins with the sector completely obscured byfogofwar.
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The remainder of the battle is obscured by more than thefogofwar.
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This unit was added as a means to speed up stages withfogofwar.
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The game providesfogofwarso enemy units have to be spotted by own units.
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Thefogofwaris a fog-like layer that hides everything but the terrain.
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Camouflage, constantly changing situation and thefogofwarall increase the risk.
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It also introducedfogofwarcombat, also known as night combat.
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When next month he has to explain away that he has got his figures wrong for a second time, will he hide behind thefogofwar?
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Over two years ago these most beautiful and interesting islands were occupied by the enemy, and since then thefogofwarhas almost entirely enveloped them.
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Buoys contain map information and so when destroyed or not present act as a rudimentaryfogofwar.
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On maps where there is nofogofwar, players can see what opponents are doing at any time.
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The player sometimes encounters message bottles that clear awayfogofwaron the map to reveal hidden ports.
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