sunup

[ suhn-uhp ]
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noun
  1. sunrise, especially the time of sunrise.

Origin of sunup

1
1705–15, Americanism;sun + up, on the model of sundown

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How to use sunup in a sentence

  • He had a short-waisted, thin body and abnormally long, thin legs, like the shadow a man casts at sunup.

    The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. Cobb
  • As for orders, why, we start work at sunup, and Slushy dips out breakfast before that.

    The Night Riders | Ridgwell Cullum
  • The atmosphere had been freshened by a generous shower of rain a few hours before sunup.

    Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes | Stella M. Francis
  • Shortly after sunup, the girls arose, put on their bathing suits, and went down to the beach for a before-breakfast plunge.

    Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes | Stella M. Francis
  • But when yer on a long watch with a feller, an' got ter see him from sunup ter moonrise, it's better ter overlook a lot o' things.

    Ted Strong's Motor Car | Edward C. Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for sunup

sunup

/ (ˈsʌnˌʌp) /


noun
  1. another name (esp US) for sunrise (def. 3)

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