lunar rainbow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lunar rainbow
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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She herself shines forth in unbroken radiance, and a double lunar rainbow, in all its spectral grandeur, spans the vault of heaven.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.
"Can the moon make rainbows at night?" asked the little girl. make what is called a lunar rainbow.
From Lady Mary and her Nurse by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland
Lo! a brilliant lunar rainbow spanned, with its broad, illuminated arch, the little plain over which the houseless people were scattered.
From Jasper Lyle by Ward, Harriet
There has been an arch of light in the sky all day, opposite the moon; so it is a lunar rainbow, but without color, so far as I have been able to see.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof
The moon does sometimes, but very rarely, make what is called a lunar rainbow.
From In the Forest Or, pictures of life and scenery in the woods of Canada by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland
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