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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
Translations aurora borealis n (Astron) → nördliches Polarlicht, Nordlicht nt aurora borealis [ɔːˈrɔːrəbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs] n → aurora boreale aurora borealis [ɔːˈrɔːrəbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs] n → aurora boreale How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. It was the aurora borealis of the frozen pole exiled to a summer land! Under more elevated latitudes, it might have been mistaken for an immense aurora borealis, for the sky appeared on fire. |
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