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aurora [ɔːˈrɔːrə] n pl -ras, -rae [-riː] 1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands, curtains, or streamers of light, usually green, red, or yellow, that move across the sky in polar regions. It is caused by collisions between air molecules and charged particles from the sun that are trapped in the earth's magnetic field 2. Poetic the dawn [from Latin: dawn; see east] auroral adj aurorally adv Aurora1 n 1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the Roman goddess of the dawn Greek counterpart Eos 2. the dawn or rise of something Aurora2 n (Placename) another name for Maewo
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| The Aurora was the first steamboat of the year for the Outside, and her decks were jammed with prosperous adventurers and broken gold seekers, all equally as mad to get to the Outside as they had been originally to get to the Inside. They both spoke to the dingy dresser by name, calling him Parkinson, and asking for the lady as Miss Aurora Rome. Any overheated motor may of course "seize" without warning; but so many complaints have reached us of accidents similar to yours while shooting the Aurora that we are inclined to believe with Lavalle that the upper strata of the Aurora Borealis are practically one big electric "leak," and that the paralysis of your engines was due to complete magnetization of all metallic parts. |
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