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fogbow

fogbow

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A pale white arc in mist that looks like a faint rainbow
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔɡˌboʊ/
  • Specialized
: arco de niebla
  • As the sun rose, a faint fogbow formed in the early morning fog, resembling a delicate white arc in the sky.

Examples

  • The photographer captured a stunning fogbow on the lake, where the light interacted with the dense fog.

  • (thanks to the folks at the Fogbow)

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  • While hiking through the misty valley, we were surprised to see a beautiful fogbow stretching across the horizon.

Surface Forms

fogbow singular
fogbows plural

Morphology

fogbow = fog + bow (transparent) = fog + bow

A straightforward compound of 'fog' + 'bow' referring to an arc seen in fog, so the meaning is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

The word fogbow is simply fog + bow, a 'bow' of light you see in the 'fog'. Tiny drops in the fog make the colours mix together, so a fogbow looks pale or white instead of bright like a rainbow.