winter solstices
- plural of winter solstice.
Example Sentences
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Usually, access for large crowds of people is prohibited, but English Heritage opens up the site for the summer and winter solstices.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024
An oval trench with openings oriented toward the summer and winter solstices surrounded several silos, including the one with the three women.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024
First, planets vary in their axial tilts: Venus's axis of rotation is tilted by just three degrees, so there's much less seasonal difference between the Venusian summer and winter solstices than those on Earth.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 19, 2023
After all, the stones match perfectly with the sun at both the summer and winter solstices.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Twice a year, at the summer and winter solstices, they mustered to follow the setting sun down into the under world.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir
