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alpenglow

[ al-puhn-gloh ]

noun

  1. a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just before sunrise or just after sunset.


alpenglow

/ ˈælpənˌɡləʊ /

noun

  1. a reddish light on the summits of snow-covered mountain peaks at sunset or sunrise


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alpenglow1

1870–75; < German Alpenglühen, with glow replacing German glühen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of alpenglow1

partial translation of German Alpenglühen, from Alpen Alps + glühen to glow

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Example Sentences

Rise early to get there by first light, when the alpenglow casts the peak in shades of pink and purple.

Nearby, the Windows Area is an extremely popular stop, especially at sunrise, when you can scamper around the back side of North Window to look through and spot Turret Arch bathed in alpenglow.

Halverson is wearing a jacket shredded at the elbows, and his cheeks burn like alpenglow on the 11,000-foot Crazy Mountains in the background.

“No; it is only what people call the Alpenglow,” said Bracy softly, for the wondrous beauty of the scene impressed him.

When those glossy domes swim into the alpenglow, wet after rain, you conceive how long and imperturbable are the purposes of God.

There were fleeting blushes as rosy as the Alpenglow now tinging her pale cheek.

On August 23, 1869, the evening Alpenglow was very fine, though it did not reach its maximum depth and splendour.

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