1.
[syn: sunset, sundown]
2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun;
3. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon;
ADJECTIVE (2)
1. of a declining industry or technology;
- Example: "sunset industries"
2. providing for termination;
- Example: "a program with a sunset provision"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sunset \Sun"set"\, Sunsetting \Sun"set`ting\, n.
1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time
when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.
[1913 Webster]
'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.
--Campbell.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.
[1913 Webster]
Sunset shell (Zool.), a West Indian marine bivalve
(Tellina radiata) having a smooth shell marked with
radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at
sunset or before sunrise; -- called also rising sun.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sunset
adj 1: of a declining industry or technology; "sunset
industries"
2: providing for termination; "a program with a sunset
provision"
n 1: the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall
below the horizon [syn: sunset, sundown] [ant:
aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow,
dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light,
morning, sunrise, sunup]
2: atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of
the sun
3: the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "sunset":
cardinal points, close of day, cockshut, compass card,
compass rose, degrees, east, eastward, eve, even, evening,
evensong, eventide, grayness, half points, lubber line, nightfall,
north, northeast, northward, northwest, occident, orient,
quarter points, rhumb, setting sun, shut of day, south, southeast,
southward, southwest, sundown, sunrise, the expiring day, twilight,
vesper, west, westward
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Sunset, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000): 348
Housing Units (2000): 156
Land area (2000): 0.207533 sq. miles (0.537508 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.207533 sq. miles (0.537508 sq. km)
FIPS code: 68060
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 35.221540 N, 90.204965 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sunset, AR
Sunset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Sunset, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
Population (2000): 17150
Housing Units (2000): 5608
Land area (2000): 3.557659 sq. miles (9.214294 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.013393 sq. miles (0.034687 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.571052 sq. miles (9.248981 sq. km)
FIPS code: 69812
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 25.705820 N, 80.356296 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sunset, FL
Sunset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Sunset, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
Population (2000): 2352
Housing Units (2000): 974
Land area (2000): 3.110804 sq. miles (8.056945 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.027019 sq. miles (0.069978 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.137823 sq. miles (8.126923 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74060
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 30.408456 N, 92.066132 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sunset, LA
Sunset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Sunset, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 339
Housing Units (2000): 151
Land area (2000): 1.063301 sq. miles (2.753938 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.063301 sq. miles (2.753938 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71264
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.453823 N, 97.766724 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 76270
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sunset, TX
Sunset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Sunset, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
Population (2000): 5204
Housing Units (2000): 1832
Land area (2000): 1.473272 sq. miles (3.815757 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.473272 sq. miles (3.815757 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74480
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 41.140544 N, 112.029665 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sunset, UT
Sunset