Sundown vs. Sunset

Sundown vs. Sunset — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sundown and Sunset

Sundownnoun

(US) Sunset.

We'll meet by the pier at sundown.

Sunsetnoun

The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

Sundownnoun

(countable) A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.

Sunsetnoun

The changes in color of the sky at sunset.

Sundownverb

to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall.

Sunsetnoun

(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.

one's sunset years
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Sundownnoun

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

Sunsetnoun

(attributively) Having a set termination date.

The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.

Sunsetnoun

The region where the sun sets; the west.

Sunsetverb

To phase out.

We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

Sunsetnoun

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

Sunsetnoun

atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

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Sunsetnoun

the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

Sunsetadjective

of a declining industry or technology;

sunset industries

Sunsetadjective

providing for termination;

a program with a sunset provision