snowblink

[ snoh-blingk ]

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

Origin of snowblink

1
First recorded in 1860–65; snow + blink

Words Nearby snowblink

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How to use snowblink in a sentence

  • And her gaze upon him was like arctic snowblink: an odd look in pretty young eyes.

    V. V.'s Eyes | Henry Sydnor Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for snowblink

snowblink

/ (ˈsnəʊˌblɪŋk) /


noun
  1. a whitish glare in the sky reflected from snow: Compare iceblink

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