Brocken

American  

[brok-uhn, brawk-uhn] / ˈbrɒk ən, ˈbrɔk ən /

noun

1. a mountain in N central Germany: the highest peak in the Harz Mountains. 3,745 feet (1,140 meters).

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Brocken British  

/ ˈbrɔkən /

noun

1. a mountain in central Germany: the highest peak of the Harz Mountains; important in German folklore. Height: 1142 m (3747 ft). The Brocken Bow or Brocken Spectre is an atmospheric phenomenon in which an observer, when the sun is low, may see his enlarged shadow against the clouds, often surrounded by coloured lights

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Brocken

There were clear views to the front and a Brocken spectre at the back of the mountain.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023

According to the Met Office, a Brocken spectre is a large shadow of an observer cast onto cloud or mist and is named after the German mountain on which is was first noted.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023

The Brocken is the highest peak in the Harz Mountains.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2015

Mrs. Brocken has invited her because she has a guilty recollection of having, in girlhood days, maliciously prevented Tilly from accepting the one marriage offer ever to come her way.

From Time Magazine Archive

The coloured fringe which surrounds the Spirit of the Brocken, and the spectra which I have spoken of as surrounding the sun, are also produced by diffraction.

From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall