sundown
pronunciation
How to pronounce sundown in British English:
UK [ˈsʌndaʊn]
How to pronounce sundown in American English:
US [ˈsʌnˌdaʊn]
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- Noun:
- the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
Word Origin
- sundown (n.)
- also sun-down, 1610s, from sun (n.) + down (adv.). OED suggests perhaps a shortening of sun-go-down (1590s). Compare sunset.
Example
- 1. After sundown , a fire broke out on its fourth floor .
- 2. He would not work on friday after sundown or all day saturday .
- 3. Two hours after sundown , walk 30 minutes into the mesquite flat sand dunes outside stovepipe wells .
- 4. The spot : sundown at arrow glacier camp , mount kilimanjaro , tanzania
- 5. It was observed near sundown while at anchorage off the coast of brazil , awaiting berth in the port of santos .