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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Airglow occurring at night.

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  • noun An airglow at night

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Examples

  • Balloons "nightglow" is one of incomparable and spectacular … IIBFest Istanbul International "Balloon-Festival" IIBFest "

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  • The AOSS grads presented topics ranging from regridding climate models for translation from cubes to lat/long, Venus and its oxygen and nitrogen nightglow, Aerosol composition and cloud formation and Mars's middle atmosphere.

    First Snow HayleyM 2008

  • The AOSS grads presented topics ranging from regridding climate models for translation from cubes to lat/long, Venus and its oxygen and nitrogen nightglow, Aerosol composition and cloud formation and Mars's middle atmosphere.

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  • Even from here, I could see the nightglow of the distant shore.

    Catspaw Vinge, Joan D. 1988

  • Hamilton City Area Commander, Inspector Rob Lindsay, said the nightglow trouble stemmed from a group of 500 youths who remained behind drinking after the event.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By NATALIE AKOORIE 2010

  • Hamilton City Area Commander, Inspector Rob Lindsay, said the nightglow trouble stemmed from a group of 500 youths who remained behind drinking after the event.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By NATALIE AKOORIE 2010

  • There is no alcohol sold at the nightglow but no control over entry at the free event.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By NATALIE AKOORIE 2010

  • Hamilton City Area Commander, Inspector Rob Lindsay, said the nightglow trouble stemmed from a group of 500 youths who remained behind drinking after the event.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By NATALIE AKOORIE 2010

  • There is no alcohol sold at the nightglow but no control over entry at the free event.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By NATALIE AKOORIE 2010

  • Horrified families with small children queuing to catch buses at the end of the Balloons Over Waikato nightglow at Waikato University on Saturday night watched as fights involving up to 500 drunken youths broke out resulting in a woman being "bottled" and six people taken to hospital.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By NATALIE AKOORIE 2010

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