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

The Brocken is the highest peak in the Harz Mountains.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2015

The Brocken is cloud or mist-covered for 300 days a year, according to travel website Germany is Wunderbar, and wrapped in old superstitions and fairytales involving witches.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2015

An angular, screechy older cousin of Mrs. Brocken, this creature, "yellow as a plucked chicken," is a busybody who can "scent a private conversation as a cat scents fish."

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1853, on the side of the Brocken, I had observed, without previous notice, a comet discovered a few days previously by a former fellow student, and here was another "discovery" of the same kind.

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