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brocken

Brock·en
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brok-uh n; German brawk-uh n]
    • /ˈbrɒk ən; German ˈbrɔk ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brok-uh n; German brawk-uh n]
    • /ˈbrɒk ən; German ˈbrɔk ən/

Definitions of brocken word

  • noun brocken a mountain in central Germany: the highest peak of the Harz Mountains; important in German folklore. Height: 1142 m (3747 ft). The Brocken Bow or Brocken Spectre is an atmospheric phenomenon in which an observer, when the sun is low, may see his enlarged shadow against the clouds, often surrounded by coloured lights 3
  • noun brocken mountain in the Harz Mountains, central Germany: 3,747 ft (1,142 m): in German folklore, the meeting place of witches on Walpurgis Night 3
  • noun brocken a mountain in N central Germany: the highest peak in the Harz Mountains. 3745 feet (1140 meters). 1
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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • brocken bow

    anticorona.

  • brocken specter

    an optical phenomenon sometimes occurring at high altitudes when the image of an observer placed between the sun and a cloud is projected on the cloud as a greatly magnified shadow.

  • anticorona

    a luminous edging around the shadow of an observer or the point where his or her shadow would fall, as thrown by the sun upon a cloud or fog bank.

  • harz mountains

    mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River

  • walpurgis night

    (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
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