sunbow

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/ˈsʌnbəʊ/

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.

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Meanings

nounsunbow (plural sunbows)

plural sunbows

  1. 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.

Origin

From sun + bow. Compare rainbow.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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