alpenglow


al·pen·glow

A0224100 (ăl′pən-glō′)n. A rosy glow that suffuses snow-covered mountain peaks at dawn or dusk on a clear day.
[Partial translation of German Alpenglühen : Alpen, Alps + glühen, to glow.]

alpenglow

(ˈælpənˌɡləʊ) na reddish light on the summits of snow-covered mountain peaks at sunset or sunrise[partial translation of German Alpenglühen, from Alpen Alps + glühen to glow]

al•pen•glow

(ˈæl pənˌgloʊ)

n. a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just before sunrise or just after sunset. [1870–75; < German Alpenglühen,=Alpen Alps, with glow replacing German Glühen]