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northern lights

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnɔrðɚn ˈlaɪts/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
north•ern lights /ˈnɔrðɚn ˈlaɪts/USA pronunciation  n. [plural]
  1. Astronomy, Meteorologythe aurora of the Northern Hemisphere:We watched the northern lights descend like sheets of color in the skies of Norway.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
northern lights. 
  1. Astronomy, MeteorologySee aurora borealis. 
  • 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
northern lights pl n
  1. another name for aurora borealis
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