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frostbow

frostbow noun: a white arc or circle in the sky during frosty weather, formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating in the air.

Noun

frostbow (plural frostbows)

  1. A white arc or circle in the sky during frosty weather, formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating in the air.

Forms of frostbow

pluralfrostbows

Origin of frostbow

Blend of frost + rainbow.

Questions about frostbow

What does frostbow mean?
Frostbow means a white arc or circle in the sky during frosty weather, formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating in the air.
What part of speech is frostbow?
Frostbow is a noun.
What is the plural of frostbow?
The plural of frostbow is frostbows.

Words near frostbow in the dictionary

  1. frostbite
  2. frostbites
  3. frostbiting
  4. frostbitten
  5. frostbound
  6. frostbow
  7. frostbows
  8. Frostburg
  9. frostburn
  10. frostburned
  11. frostburns

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