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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon;
[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