northern lights
Definitions
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The aurora of the northern hemisphere. plural, plural-only
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Alternative letter-case form of northern lights. alt-of
Equivalents
24 more languages
العربيةشَفَق قُطْبِيّ
Češtinapolární záře
Danskpolarlys
Ελληνικάβόρειο σέλας
Eestivirmalised
עבריתזוהר הצפון
हिन्दीसुमेरुज्योति
Magyarészaki fény
Հայերենբևեռափայլ
Íslenskanorðurljós
Italianoaurora boreale
한국어오로라
Lietuviųšiaurės pašvaistė
Polskizorza polarna
Portuguêsaurora boreal
Svenskanorrsken
ไทยแสงเหนือ
Türkçekutup ışıkları
Examples
“A common and beautiful side-effect of high solar activity is the Aurora Borealis - the northern lights that dance⟳ across Arctic skies. […] Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical currents were induced in the copper lines.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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