crimson wave
- noun
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- A crimson wave heralded the arrival of the new day, bathing everything in warm light.
Examples
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As the sun dipped below the hills, a crimson wave swept across the evening sky.
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Photographers flocked to the beach to capture the crimson wave at dawn.
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The crimson wave painted the sky beautifully at dusk.
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Did you see the crimson wave this morning?
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As the sun dipped below the hills, a crimson wave swept across the evening sky.
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Photographers flocked to the beach to capture the crimson wave at dawn.
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The crimson wave painted the sky beautifully as twilight fell.
Synonyms
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A large wave of deep red color or a strong rise of feeling
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'crimson' names a deep red color and 'wave' evokes a sweeping or rolling form, so 'crimson wave' readily describes a sweeping area or appearance of red in the sky. This metaphorical but transparent use of 'wave' to mean a spread or sweep of color is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun crimson wave comes from the sight of deep red color, crimson, that moves like a wave across the sky at sunrise or sunset. This image explains why the phrase means 'a vivid red appearance in the sky'.