fogbow

See also: fog bow

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fogbow

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Alternative forms

• fog bow

Etymology

Blend of fog +‎ rainbow.

Noun

fogbow (plural fogbows)

1. (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.

   Synonyms: white rainbow, seadog, Ulloa's ring

Related terms

• cloud bow

Translations

a white arc or circle

Chinese: Mandarin: 霧虹 / 雾虹 (wùhóng) Classical Nahuatl: āyauhcozamalōtl Finnish: sumukaari French: arc blanc (fr) m German: Nebelbogen m Hungarian: ködív Japanese: 霧虹 (きりにじ, kiriniji) Russian: туманная радуга (tumannaja raduga) Swedish: dimbåge c, vit regnbåge c

References

• “fogbow”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.