sunbow
Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- noun A bow or arc of prismatic colors like a rainbow, caused by refraction through a spray of water from a cataract, waterfall, fountain, etc., rather than through droplets of rain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun A rainbow; an iris.
Examples
-
Below arose the mist, on which was painted a dazzling sunbow with two concentric shadows, -- one, almost as perfect as the original brightness; and the other, drawn faintly round the broken edge of the cloud.
-
After a pause, the WITCH OF THE ALPS rises beneath the arch of the sunbow of the torrent.
-
A bright sunbow stood over the torrent, which, seen from below, has the appearance of a luminous white arch bending from rock to rock.
Note
The word 'sunbow' comes from 'sun' + 'bow', on the model of 'rainbow'.