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fogbow

[ fog-boh, fawg- ]

noun

  1. a bow, arc, or circle of white or yellowish hue seen in or against a fog bank; a rainbow formed by fog droplets.


fogbow

/ ˈfɒɡˌbəʊ /

noun

  1. a faint arc of light sometimes seen in a fog bank Also calledseadogwhite rainbow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


fogbow

/ fôgbō′ /

  1. A faint white or yellowish arc-shaped light that sometimes appears in fog opposite the Sun. A fogbow is similar to a rainbow but forms in a cloud or in fog.
  2. Also called cloudbow


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fogbow1

First recorded in 1825–35; fog 1 + (rain)bow
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Example Sentences

Called a “glory,” it’s a bulls-eye that appears in the middle of a fogbow.

How rare fogbows are “depends considerably on where you are on the planet,” says Les Cowley.

Indeed, notes Cowley, “Cloudbows and fogbows are the same phenomenon.”

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