sundown
[suhn-doun]
- sunset, especially the time of sunset.
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- Psychiatry. to experience confusion or hallucinations at night as a result of strange surroundings, drug effects, decreased sensory input, or reduction of oxygen supply to the brain.
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Origin of sundown
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Examples from the Web for sundown
Contemporary Examples
But after sundown, she would enjoy what felt like a greater luxury.
This year, Jews around the world will revisit those traditions on the evening after Good Friday, when Passover begins at sundown.
The tour ended without event and Conor returned to the stationhouse after sundown.
Torture, some people might call it, from sundown Sunday to sundown Friday.
Historical Examples
We camped at sundown on a grassy rise, without water for our horses.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
We sighted the range and hill seen by my brother, and reached it at sundown.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
By sundown we had reached the chef-lieu of the Aveyron; we were in the South indeed!
The Roof of FranceMatilda Betham-Edwards
At sundown of the second day he began to complain of the irksomeness of his bonds.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
About sundown the doctor came back and dressed their wounds.
Fair MargaretH. Rider Haggard
sundown
- another name for sunset
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Word Origin and History for sundown
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