Sunset - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsʌnset|  American pronunciation of the word sunset
Brit.  |ˈsʌnset|  British pronunciation of the word sunset

noun

- the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon (syn: sundown)
- atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
- the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

adjective

- of a declining industry or technology
sunset industries
- providing for termination
a program with a sunset provision

Extra examples

We worked from sunrise to sunset.

We take the flag down at sunset.

That sunset was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

Relaxing on the beach and watching the sunset is one of life's simple pleasures.

...the waves, reflecting the red glow of the sunset, gently lipped the prow...

...farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset...

...an indefatigable laborer who can work from sunrise to sunset...

...movie cowboys always get on their trusty horses and ride off into the sunset...

The red sunset merged into / with darkness.

The hour of sunset was near.

Tonight I saw the sunset.

The topmost peaks were still aflame with the red sunset's dying glow.

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset came and coloured the sky a brilliant red.

They crested a wooded hill shortly before sunset.

Word forms

noun
singular: sunset
plural: sunsets
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