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looming: see mirage mirage (mĭräzh`), atmospheric optical illusion in which an observer sees in the distance a nonexistent body of water or an image, ..... Click the link for more information. . looming [′lüm·iŋ] (optics) A form of mirage in which images of objects normally hidden below the horizon are seen in the sky, sometimes upside down; a common occurrence in the Far North. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nearer still, following the drift, an iceberg rears its crags and pinnacles to the sky; here, glittering in the moonbeams; there, looming dim and ghost-like in the ashy light. One morning, whilst at his window inhaling the fresh air which came from the river, and casting a longing look to the windmills of his dear old city Dort, which were looming in the distance behind a forest of chimneys, he saw flocks of pigeons coming from that quarter to perch fluttering on the pointed gables of Loewestein. And here we are, with the exams looming up next week. |
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