sunset
- noun
- B1
- Top 5000
The time in the evening when the sun goes down below the line of the horizon and the sky often turns red or orange.
Street lamps switch on automatically at sunset all year round.
Tonight's sunset turned the whole sky deep pink and orange.
The last ferry to the island leaves shortly after sunset.
We hurried down the narrow path to get back before sunset.
Common collocations: at sunset · before sunset · after sunset · watch the sunset · a beautiful sunset · sunset over the sea
Part of: Times of day, Landscape, Weather
Forms
- plural
- sunsets