Thesaurus: alpenglow

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1. A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after the summits have passed into shadow, supposed to be due to a curving downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west resulting from the cooling of the air.
2. A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits ofmountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after thesummits have passed into shadow, supposed to be due to a curvingdownward (refraction) of the light rays from the west resulting fromthe cooling of the air.