sundown

ˈsʌndaʊn

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Definition of sundown - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nightfalltime when the sun sets in the evening

We should return home by sundown.

dusk

sunset

clothing

Rare

hat with a wide brim for sun protection

Rare

She wore a sundown to the beach.

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time when the sun sets in the evening
hat with a wide brim for sun protection

Expressions with sundown

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work sunup to sundown

work continuously from morning until evening

Farmers often work sunup to sundown during harvest.

sundown to sunup

adv.

during the whole time from sunset until sunrise

The lights stayed on sundown to sunup.

Origin of sundown

Old English, sunne (sun) + dūn (down)

Examples of sundown in a sentence

Dinner will be served at sundown.
A sundown is essential for desert hikes.
He bought a sundown for his tropical vacation.

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French:crépuscule, chapeau de soleil, ...
German:Sonnenuntergang, Sonnenhut, ...
Italian:tramonto, cappello a tesa larga, ...
Spanish:atardecer, sombrero de ala ancha, ...
Portuguese:anoitecer, chapéu de sol, ...
Chinese:日落, 宽边帽, ...
Japanese:日没, サンドダウン, ...
Arabic:غروب الشمس, قبعة شمسية, ...
Hebrew:שְׁקִיעָה, כּוֹבַע שֶׁמֶשׁ, ...
Russian:закат, шляпа от солнца, ...
Ukrainian:захід сонця, капелюх від сонця, ...
Hindi:सूर्यास्त, चौड़ी टोपी, ...
Bengali:সূর্যাস্ত, সূর্য টুপি, ...
Catalan:posta de sol, barret d'ala ampla, ...
Czech:západ slunce, sluneční klobouk, ...
Danish:solnedgang, solhat, ...
Dutch:zonsondergang, zonnehoed, ...
Greek:ηλιοβασίλεμα, καπέλο για τον ήλιο, ...
Hungarian:napnyugta, napkalap, ...
Khmer:ថ្ងៃលិច, មួកការពារកម្តៅថ្ងៃ, ...
Korean:해질녘, 선다운, ...
Persian:غروب, کلاه آفتابی, ...
Polish:zachód słońca, kapelusz przeciwsłoneczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):entardecer, chapéu de sol, ...
Romanian:apus, pălărie de soare, ...
Swedish:solnedgång, solhatt, ...
Thai:เวลาอาทิตย์ตก, หมวกปีกกว้าง, ...
Turkish:gün batımı, geniş kenarlı şapka, ...
Vietnamese:hoàng hôn, mũ rộng vành, ...

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