moonbow

American  

[moon-boh] / ˈmunˌboʊ /

noun

1. a rainbow caused by the refraction and reflection of light from the moon.

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Etymology

Origin of moonbow

First recorded in 1890–95; moon + (rain)bow

Example Sentences

A couple of years before I had discovered Hawkins’ website, where he posts photos, videos and very precise predictions of the phenomenon that had lured us to this place, at exactly this time: moonbows.

From Los Angeles Times

Bonus: Check out this “moonbow” captured over the Puget Sound this morning.

From Seattle Times

A rare lunar rainbow - or moonbow - has been photographed in the skies over northern England.

From BBC

It was pale, opalescent; here shimmering with the hues of the moonbow; here dusked with violet shadow, but, for the most part, pale, opalescent.

From Project Gutenberg

A pearl light with misty shimmer         Went dancing about them all, As the dyes of the moonbow glimmer         On a trembling waterfall.

From Project Gutenberg