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Brocken specter
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noun
an optical phenomenon sometimes occurring at high altitudes when the image of an observer placed between the sun and a cloud is projected on the cloud as a greatly magnified shadow.
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Origin of Brocken specter
First recorded in 1920–25; see origin at Brocken bow
Words nearby Brocken specter
brochure, brock, brockage, Brocken, Brocken bow, Brocken specter, brocket, Brockhouse, Brockton, Brockville, Brocot escapement
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