alpenglow
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A partial calque of German Alpenglühen, with the second element replaced by the English equivalent glow.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæl.pən.ɡloʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈal.pən.ɡləʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: al‧pen‧glow
Noun[edit]
alpenglow (usually uncountable, plural alpenglows)
- A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
- 2021 February 16, Dan Richards, “Peak cabin: a fire-spotter's lonely vantage point in Washington state”, in The Guardian[1]:
- But Jim was all smiles and, as if in added welcome, alpenglow suddenly flared to flood the summit hot pink and lit up the cabin.
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Translations[edit]
a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains
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