fogbow

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noun

A white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets.

Similar
fog-eaterwhite rainbowseadogUlloa's ring
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Meanings

nounfogbow (plural fogbows)

plural fogbows · alternative fog bow

  1. climatologyA white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets.

    Synonyms: fog-eater, white rainbow, seadog, Ulloa's ring

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets.

Similar
fog-eaterwhite rainbowseadogUlloa's ring
Also see
fog-eatermistbowulloa's ringwhite rainbow

Origin

Blend of fog + rainbow.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 霧虹 /雾虹
  • 霧虹 /雾虹 (wùhóng)a white arc or circle
Finnish sumukaari
  • sumukaaria white arc or circle
French arc blanc
  • arc blanca white arc or circle
German Nebelbogen
  • Nebelbogena white arc or circle
Hungarian ködív
  • ködíva white arc or circle
Japanese 霧虹
  • 霧虹 (kiriniji)a white arc or circle
Russian туманная радуга
  • туманная радуга (tumannaja raduga)a white arc or circle
Swedish dimbåge, vit regnbåge
  • dimbågea white arc or circle
  • vit regnbågea white arc or circle
Cite this entry
APA

fogbow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fogbow

MLA

“fogbow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fogbow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fogbow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fogbow.

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