Meaning & use
Sunbow
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A faint, rainbow-like arc of colored light produced when sunlight passes through fine spray or mist rather than falling rain.
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A delicate sunbow shimmered above the waterfall's churning mist.
Sailors sometimes spotted a sunbow hanging over the ship's spray in bright afternoon light.
A note on using this word
Unlike an ordinary rainbow, a sunbow is typically fainter and smaller, since it forms in fine mist or spray droplets rather than larger raindrops.
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