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- noun A
meteorological phenomenon also known as a lunar rainbow or white rainbow, well documented at Cumberland Falls near Corbin, Kentucky, Victoria Falls in Africa as well as other places such as Yosemite National Park.
Etymologies
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Examples
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On the Big Island, Chain of Craters Road is unbelievable, and driving towards Waimea is the only place I have ever seen a "moonbow" - a rainbow made from the light of a full moon.
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" "At night it would more properly be called a moonbow, I should think, but they are one and the same thing.
Kingdoms of Light Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2001
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It's called a moonbow and if you're at Yosemite National Park this weekend, you might want to stay up late to catch a glimpse.
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Since I’ve arrived home, I have learned that a moonbow is a recognized phenomenon.
True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010
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If the full moon is bright, I stroll over to the base of Yosemite Falls and look into the mist for the shimmering, opalescent “moonbow.”
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If the full moon is bright, I stroll over to the base of Yosemite Falls and look into the mist for the shimmering, opalescent “moonbow.”
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If the full moon is bright, I stroll over to the base of Yosemite Falls and look into the mist for the shimmering, opalescent “moonbow.”
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When it was dark, instead of going to sleep they drove out to the falls to see the moonbow.
dream of night heather henson 2010
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When it was dark, instead of going to sleep they drove out to the falls to see the moonbow.
dream of night heather henson 2010
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When it was dark, instead of going to sleep they drove out to the falls to see the moonbow.
dream of night heather henson 2010
qms commented on the word moonbow
Young people who crave now to know
What fortune may some day bestow
Will assuage this fancy
With selenomancy
And dance 'neath the pearly moonbow.
January 9, 2017