southern lights
English edit
Noun edit
southern lights pl (plural only)
- The aurora of the southern hemisphere. [from 18th c.]
- 1772, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 18 February:
- The Southern Lights were again seen last night.
- 1772, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 18 February:
Synonyms edit
- (the aurora of the southern hemisphere): aurora australis
Coordinate terms edit
- (the aurora of the northern hemisphere): aurora borealis, northern lights
Translations edit
the aurora of the southern hemisphere
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See also edit
- southern lights on Wikipedia.Wikipedia