moonbow
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
moon + bow, by analogy from rainbow
[edit] Noun
moonbow (plural moonbows)
- A meteorological phenomenon also known as a lunar rainbow or white rainbow, well documented at Cumberland Falls near Corbin, Kentucky, Victoria Falls in Africa as well as other places such as Yosemite National Park.
- Known as the "Niagara of the South," the 125-foot wide curtain of water is dramatic day or night. But it's only at night during a full moon that you can see the moonbow — Cumberland Falls Resort (Kentucky) State Park.
