Definition of "sunbow" [sun•bow]

• A rainbowlike display of colors resulting from refraction of sunlight through a spray of water. (noun)

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• "Below arose the mist, on which was painted a dazzling sunbow with two concentric shadows, -- one, almost as perfect as the original brightness; and the other, drawn faintly round the broken edge of the cloud."
• "As a sunbow laughs and is lost on the waves that range220"
• "After a pause, the WITCH OF THE ALPS rises beneath the arch of the sunbow of the torrent."