sock in
English edit
Etymology edit
From the windsock used at airports.
Verb edit
sock in (third-person singular simple present socks in, present participle socking in, simple past and past participle socked in)
- (transitive) To cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport.
- Fog socked in O'Hare almost until noon.
- 2000, Approach: The Naval Safety Center's Aviation Magazine, page 16:
- I remembered the airfield as being on the southeast side of the bay , and the fog was quickly socking in that area.