aurora borealis
noun[S]
(alsoAurora Borealis)uk/əˌrɔː.rə bɒr.iˈeɪ.lɪs/us/əˌrɔːr.ə bɔːr.iˈæl.ɪs/apatternofcolouredlightsthat are sometimesseenin thenightskyin the mostnorthernpartsof theworld:
NorthernScandinavia is one of the mostaccessibleplacesonearthtowatchtheauroraborealis.
Amagneticneedlecan bedisturbedby the Aurora Borealis.
Synonym
Northern Lights
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aurora australis
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- Above him theauroraborealisfloodedthenightskywithcolours.
- In autumnthefall, themagicalnorthernlightsof theauroraborealis are attheirmostbrilliant.
- It's as if the Aurora Borealis waspaintedonto thelandscapeitself.
Weather & climate - general words
- aneroid barometer
- anthelion
- aurora
- aurora australis
- barometric
- element
- glass
- meteorological
- meteorologist
- meteorology
- mock sun
- Northern Lights
- occluded front
- occlusion
- parhelion
- polar vortex
- rare
- the Met Office
- weather forecaster
- zone