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sunbreak

sunbreak noun: a natural phenomenon in which sunlight obscured over a relatively large area penetrates the obscuring material in a localized space, e.g. through a hole in cloud cover.

Noun

sunbreak (plural sunbreaks)

  1. A natural phenomenon in which sunlight obscured over a relatively large area penetrates the obscuring material in a localized space, e.g. through a hole in cloud cover.

Forms of sunbreak

pluralsunbreaks

Origin of sunbreak

From sun + break.

Questions about sunbreak

What does sunbreak mean?
Sunbreak means a natural phenomenon in which sunlight obscured over a relatively large area penetrates the obscuring material in a localized space, e.g. through a hole in cloud cover.
What part of speech is sunbreak?
Sunbreak is a noun.
What is the plural of sunbreak?
The plural of sunbreak is sunbreaks.

Words near sunbreak in the dictionary

  1. sunbonnet
  2. sunbonneted
  3. sunbonnets
  4. sunbow
  5. sunbows
  6. sunbreak
  7. sunbreaks
  8. sunbrella
  9. sunbrellas
  10. sunbright
  11. sunbrowned

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