Northern Lights
noun[plural]
(alsonorthern lights)uk/ˌnɔː.ðən ˈlaɪts/us/ˌnɔːr.ðɚn ˈlaɪts/the Northern Lights
colouredlightsthatformapatternand are sometimesseenin thenightskyin the mostnorthernpartsof theworld:
Iceland is agreatplacetoseetheNorthernLights.
Generally, thebesttimeforviewingthenorthernlightsis earlyautumnandspring.
Synonym
aurora borealis
Compare
Southern Lights
- Atcertaintimesof theyearit ispossibletoseetheNorthernLights.
- Daylight will be inshortsupplybut there is a goodchanceofseeingtheNorthernLights.
- For the Vikings, theappearanceof thenorthernlightswas areflectionof theghostsofvirgins.
Weather & climate - general words
- aneroid barometer
- anthelion
- aurora
- aurora australis
- aurora borealis
- element
- glass
- low-pressure
- meteorological
- meteorologist
- meteorology
- mock sun
- occluded front
- occlusion
- parhelion
- polar vortex
- rare
- the Met Office
- weather forecaster
- zone