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aurora borealis

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aurora bo·re·al·is  (bôr-ls, br-)
n. pl. aurora bo·re·al·is·es (--sz) or aurorae borealis
An aurora that occurs in northern regions of the earth. Also called northern lights.
[New Latin aurra borelis : Latin aurra, dawn + Latin borelis, northern.]
aurora borealis [ˌbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (sometimes capital) the aurora seen around the North Pole Also called northern lights
[New Latin: northern aurora]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aurora borealisaurora borealis - the aurora of the northern hemisphere
northern lights
aurora - an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
Translations
aurora borealis [ɔːˈrɔːrəbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs] N → aurora f boreal
aurora borealis
n (Astron) → nördliches Polarlicht, Nordlicht nt
aurora borealis [ɔːˈrɔːrəbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs] n → aurora boreale
aurora borealis [ɔːˈrɔːrəbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs] n → aurora boreale


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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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It was the aurora borealis of the frozen pole exiled to a summer land!
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Under more elevated latitudes, it might have been mistaken for an immense aurora borealis, for the sky appeared on fire.
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