sunsetnoun
uk/ˈsʌn.set/us/ˈsʌn.set/B1 [ U ] the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky:
The fishermen set out at sunset for a night's fishing.
B1 [ C ] the appearance of the sky in the evening before the sun goes down:
We sat on the beach watching a spectacular sunset.
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Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- in the dead of night/winter idiom
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- o'clock
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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Idiom(s)
ride, drive, walk, etc. (off) into the sunset