Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A parhelion.
- n. A small halo or rainbow near the horizon just off the parhelic circle.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A mock sun, or parhelion.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of sun dog.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos.
- n. A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon; -- called also
dog andweathergaw .
WordNet 3.0
- n. a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
Examples
“At the end of the sundog was a big, black chemtrail across the sun.”
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“An unusual, rainbow-like phenomenon called a "sundog" was captured this week by reader”
“I will naively cling to hope that the Democratic leadership realize they have the advantage. sundog Says:”
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“See this amazing video shot by a 13-year-old girl in attendance at the KSC VIP site that shows the sundog and shockwave. as noted by Jon Hanford in the comments.”
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“This may be the first time we've sent a probe through a sundog, and people will be studying this, so already we are learning things about our atmosphere from SDO.”
The Solar Dynamics Observatory Soars to Study the Sun | Universe Today
“Amazingly, viewers here at Kennedy Space Center saw the Atlas rocket fly close to a sundog just as the spacecraft reached Max-Q, creating a ripple effect around the spacecraft.”
The Solar Dynamics Observatory Soars to Study the Sun | Universe Today
“Do you know if anyone got any pictures of the sundog moment?”
The Solar Dynamics Observatory Soars to Study the Sun | Universe Today
“Caught sight of the sundog in several of the launch replays.”
The Solar Dynamics Observatory Soars to Study the Sun | Universe Today
“We saw this sundog come out and SDO flew right through it.”
The Solar Dynamics Observatory Soars to Study the Sun | Universe Today
“In India, a boy points at a sundog -- a phenomenon that forms when the sun reflects off ice crystals.”
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NATURAL PHENOMENA
weather and otherwise (not including winds)
sylvanshine, serein, sunshower, derecho, thundersnow, sundog, williwaw, pilot's halo
elsabet From the OED:
1896 KIPLING Seven Seas, Three Sealers 68
And they saw the sun-dogs in the haze and the seal upon the shore. Jun 28, 2007