solar eclipse

British

noun

See eclipse

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solar eclipse Scientific

See under eclipse

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The highlight will be the solar eclipse with up to 90% of the Sun obscured.

From BBC

In March a partial solar eclipse was visible across most of the country.

From BBC

A solar eclipse with a side of world-class cuisine and art.

From The Wall Street Journal

The path of totality of the Aug. 12 solar eclipse will sweep across much of Spain, but Basque Country, in the north, is our pick for sparser crowds and plenty to do.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1932, people predicted that Cleopatra’s Needle was going to crumble just before a solar eclipse.

From Literature

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