sundown

American  

[suhn-doun] / ˈsʌnˌdaʊn /

noun

1. sunset, especially the time of sunset.

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verb (used without object)

1. Psychiatry. (especially of dementia patients) to experience confusion or hallucinations late in the day or at night, likely as a result of strange surroundings, drug effects, decreased sensory input, or reduction of oxygen supply to the brain.

sundown British  

/ ˈsʌnˌdaʊn /

noun

1. another name for sunset

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Etymology

Origin of sundown

First recorded in 1610–20; sun + down ¹

Example Sentences

He painstakingly hangs up a variety of Rams banners on the overpass fences and then stands behind them on a concrete walkway waving a yellow Rams towel and leading freeway cheers from noon until sundown.

From Los Angeles Times

Now it was only -16 degrees Celsius, and they had plenty of daylight to make it to the fishing cabin before sundown.

From Literature

If we drive, there are additional considerations: winter weather, long distances and route planning that takes personal safety into account, including avoiding sundown towns.

From MarketWatch

“And you will work each evening, before sundown, to finish your vocabulary lessons and the fundamentals of arithmetic.”

From Literature

Liz leaves to help at the football practice, but Owen and Leo stop by after their soccer game, and the five of us manage to get one entire coop built by sundown.

From Literature

Related Words

• dusk