daybreak

[dey-breyk]

noun

1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning; dawn.

daybreak

/ ˈdeɪˌbreɪk /

noun

1. the time in the morning when light first appears; dawn; sunrise

Word History and Origins

Origin of daybreak¹

First recorded in 1520–30; day + break

Example Sentences

J'ouvert, which means "daybreak" or "opening of the day" in French Creole, marks the start of the Carnival celebrations across the Bank Holiday weekend.

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Most of the victims died in Kerr County, where the Guadalupe River was swollen by torrential downpours before daybreak on Friday, the July Fourth public holiday.

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At least 84 of the victims - 56 adults and 28 children - died in Kerr County, where the Guadalupe River was swollen by torrential downpours before daybreak on Friday, the July Fourth public holiday.

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The content center isn’t open to the public but often has visitors, guests of the club, and for one week a year thrums with activity from before daybreak to long after nightfall.

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They gather shortly after daybreak outside a minimarket, the tropical heat thickening, the dawn haze in lethargic retreat.

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Related Words

• dawn