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Spunkie

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Übersetzung von "spunkie" ins Russisch

spunkie
Substantiv
raiting
UK
/ˈspʌŋki/
US
/ˈspʌŋki/
spunkie
spunkies Pl.
блуждающий огонёк
The travelers were led astray by a spunkie in the marsh.
Путешественники сбились с пути из-за блуждающего огонька на болоте.

Definitionen

spunkie
Substantiv
raiting
UK
/ˈspʌŋki/
US
/ˈspʌŋki/
A will-o'-the-wisp or a phosphorescent light seen at night, especially over marshy ground, believed to be caused by the combustion of gases emitted by decaying organic matter.
While walking through the marshlands at night, we saw a spunkie flickering in the distance, adding an eerie glow to the landscape.
Scots. A lucifer match or small piece of ignited wood used to produce light.
He struck a spunkie to light his pipe in the dim bothy.
spunkie
Adjektiv
raiting
UK
/ˈspʌŋki/
US
/ˈspʌŋki/
Relating to or resembling a will-o'-the-wisp; ghostly and flickering.
The moor was bathed in a spunkie glow that seemed to drift just above the heather.