snowblink

[snoh-blingk]

noun

a white luminosity on the underside of clouds, caused by the reflection of light from a snow surface.

Compare iceblink.

Origin of snowblink

First recorded in 1860–65; snow + blink

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British Dictionary definitions for snowblink

snowblink

noun

a whitish glare in the sky reflected from snowCompare iceblink

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