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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See the extract.

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Examples

  • When the declining sun had gone behind the ocean, he would spy satellites on their ways across what stars the sky-glow let him see.

    The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994

  • When the declining sun had gone behind the ocean, he would spy satellites on their ways across what stars the sky-glow let him see.

    The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994

  • Surf made white unrest beyond the lagoon, which was a well of sky-glow.

    The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989

  • Her face was lifted and turned toward the city and the sky-glow of its myriad lamps.

    The Shadow of the Torturer Wolfe, Gene 1980

  • She had drawn her broad sun-hat partly over the bewitching mystery of her eyes and forehead, to keep the sky-glow at bay, but left space enough through which to search the whole visible world, and her face was smiling with pure joy.

    Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 Various

  • It was raining dismally the evening of the following day when Ford saw from his Pullman window the dull sky-glow of the metropolis of the

    Empire Builders Francis Lynde 1893

  • The "aimed optics" direct illumination method also allows the fixtures to meet Dark Sky guidelines and LEED certification requirements by minimizing light trespass, reducing sky-glow, and reducing the impact on nocturnal environments.

    unknown title 2009

  • The "aimed optics" direct illumination method also allows the fixtures to meet Dark Sky guidelines and LEED certification requirements by minimizing light trespass, reducing sky-glow, and reducing the impact on nocturnal environments.

    unknown title 2009

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