Synonyms:
Aurora
Meaning: (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
Synonyms:
aurora
Meaning: an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
Synonyms:
dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first_light, daybreak, break_of_day, break_of_the_day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow
Meaning: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Usage examples
Marvels of the Aurora
Of a sudden Toby drops his Aurora.
Toby used to read the Aurora newspaper.
Brown in the oven and serve with Aurora Sauce.
He would give the Aurora the same lineage with the Zodiacal Light.
This exhibition occurred in Central New York, a latitude in which the Aurora Borealis is seldom seen with so much splendor.
It was like an aurora borealis, a continuous cosmical phenomenon, filling a cavern of sufficient extent to contain an ocean.
After the invention of magnetic telegraphy it was found that whenever a great Aurora occurred the telegraph lines were interrupted in their operation, and the ocean cables ceased to work.
The light given by the aurora and the low moon seemed to grow fainter; and as I looked behind I saw that the distant glow from the volcanic fires had become more brilliant in the increasing darkness.
"It was as though I were the shining shadow of a star afloat upon the breast of some still and hidden woodland pool; as though I were a little wind dancing among the mountain tops; a mist whirling down a quiet glen; a shimmering lance of the aurora pulsing in the high solitudes.