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Definition of Fogbow
1. n. A nebulous arch, or bow, of white or yellowish light sometimes seen in fog, etc.
Definition of Fogbow
1. Noun. (meteorology) A white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets. ¹
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Definition of Fogbow
1. a nebulous arc of light sometimes seen in a fog [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fogbow
Literary usage of Fogbow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1887)
"... to lay too much stress on my memory of the distance between the shadow and
ths coloured circle. My notes at the time (very brief) call it a fogbow. ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1885)
"... corresponding phenomena had been recorded, one of which is in the description
of a lunar fogbow seen oft' the coast of California, in I860, by Lieut. ..."
3. The German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70: And Narrative of the Wreck of the by Karl Koldewey (1874)
"... or the sight of a fogbow: but every hope of a change which might rise at such
a moment was at once destroyed by fresh mist rolling up thicker than ever. ..."
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