sunbow

[ suhn-boh ]

noun

1. a bow or arc of prismatic colors like a rainbow, appearing in the spray of cataracts, waterfalls, fountains, etc.

sunbow

/ ˈsʌnˌbəʊ /

noun

1. a bow of prismatic colours similar to a rainbow, produced when sunlight shines through spray

sunbow

/ sŭn′bō′ /

1. A prismatic arc of colors, similar to a rainbow, resulting from the refraction of sunlight through a mist or spray of water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunbow¹

First recorded in 1810–20; sun + bow ²

Example Sentences

I will be their light pillar, their rainbow, their moon bow, their sunbow, their glory, their new sky.

From Los Angeles Times

Some leading non-mineral choices are available from manufacturers including Bull Frog, Ocean Potion, Sunbow and Vichy.

From Scientific American

Beautiful Spirit! with thy hair of light, And dazzling eyes of glory, in whose form The charms of Earth's least mortal daughters grow To an unearthly stature, in an essence Of purer elements; while the hues of youth,— Carnationed like a sleeping Infant's cheek, Rocked by the beating of her mother's heart, Or the rose tints, which Summer's twilight leaves20 Upon the lofty Glacier's virgin snow, The blush of earth embracing with her Heaven,— Tinge thy celestial aspect, and make tame The beauties of the Sunbow which bends o'er thee.

From Project Gutenberg

After a pause, the Witch of the Alps rises beneath the arch of the sunbow of the torrent.

From Project Gutenberg

I sleep not: sleep would die of a dream so strange; A dream so sweet would die as a rainbow dies, As a sunbow laughs and is lost on the waves that range And reck not of light that flickers or spray that flies.

From Project Gutenberg