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firmament
Part of Speech: noun
Results: 3
Examples of usage:
- The sheet lightning, flashing quick and low in the horizon, made the dark firmament look like a thick veil, rising and falling incessantly, over a heaven of dazzling light behind it. - "Basil", Wilkie Collins.
- But, although it was now unceasing day for us, yet, there being no atmosphere to diffuse the sun's light, the stars were visible to us just as at night upon the earth, and they shone with extraordinary splendor against the intense black background of the firmament. - "Edison's Conquest of Mars", Garrett Putman Serviss.
- Very likely, we thought, the mining operations were under government control in Mars and it might be that the majority of the people there knew nothing of this store of wealth floating in the firmament. - "Edison's Conquest of Mars", Garrett Putman Serviss.