apparition
/ˌæpəˈrɪʃən/
noun
- A ghost or ghostlike image of a person or thing that appears suddenly.
- She thought she saw an apparition in the fog, but it was just a tree.
- The old castle is said to be haunted by an apparition of a knight.
- In the story, the apparition appears only at midnight.
- A sudden or unusual sight that appears unexpectedly.
- A strange apparition of light danced across the sky during the storm.
- The mirage was an apparition of water in the middle of the desert.
- From the ship, the distant island looked like a magical apparition.