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Aurora Borealis

[bawr-ee-al-is, -ey-lis, bohr-] / ˌbɔr iˈæl ɪs, -ˈeɪ lɪs, ˌboʊr- /
NOUN
colored lights in northern skies
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Antonyms
WEAK
Aurora Australis Southern lights


Example Sentences

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This time, the pair travel through northern Europe in search of fine food, wry conversation and a glimpse of the elusive aurora borealis.

From BBC

But the charged particles hurled into space by our tempestuous Sun - the particles that create the aurora borealis - can also unleash very rare but extremely disruptive events here on Earth.

From BBC

The aurora borealis was also visible in Northern California and as far south as Florida, with especially stunning shows captured in Colorado and Washington.

From Los Angeles Times

But he was not prepared for the aurora borealis—the northern lights.

From Literature

In college, I was a paid summer intern for a graduate student, analyzing signals bounced off an aurora borealis to study plasma.

From The Wall Street Journal