sunset

Definition of sunset in English English dictionary: Having a set termination date
The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.; The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon; The changes in color of the sky at sunset; The final period of the life of a person or thing; Of or relating to the final period of the life of a person or thing
one's sunset years.; {n} the beginning of evening, the close of day; The termination of a categorical program A schedule is in current law for the Legislature to consider the "sunset" of most state categorical programs If a program sunsets under this schedule, the funding for the program shall continue but the specific laws and regulations shall no longer apply; Erroneous Term Based on False Perception of Sun/Earth Relationship; {i} descent of the sun below the western horizon, setting of the sun; time when the sun descends, evening; decline, final stage; The daily disappearance of the sun below the western horizon as a result of the earth's rotation In the United States, it is considered as that instant when the upper edge of the sun just disappears below the sea level horizon In Great Britain, the center of the sun's disk is used instead Time of sunset is calculated for mean sea level; The expiration date of a legislative measure; Also used figuratively; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun; A sunset is the colours and light that you see in the western part of the sky when the sun disappears in the evening. There was a red sunset over Paris. sunrise; The time when the upper limb of the sun disappears below the sensible horizon as a result of the diurnal rotation of the earth (no adjustment made for elevation of observer or atmospheric refraction); The final period of the life or a person or thing; The event or time of the daily disappearance of the sun below the western horizon; The automatic termination of a government program or agency unless deliberately reauthorized by law; the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries; Sunset is the time in the evening when the sun disappears out of sight from the sky. The dance ends at sunset. sunrise; The time at this the last part of the sun disappears below the horizon in the evening; Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west; providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision"; Moment of time when the sun's edge completely disappears below the Earth's horizon; of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"; the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon; AnnÃ»n; The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening; the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon; {i} sundown
sunset flip: A wrestling move in which the attacking wrestler dives over an opponent who is facing him, usually bent over forwards, catching the opponent in a waistlock from behind and landing back-first behind him, then rolling forward into a sitting position, pulling the opponent over backwards and down to the mat so that he lands on his back in a sitout pin position
sunset provision: A stipulation that an agency or programme be disbanded or terminated at the end of a fixed period unless it is formally renewed
Sunset Boulevard: a long road in Hollywood, California, the eastern part of which is called the Sunset Strip
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: Preserve, north-central Arizona, U.S. Established in 1930, the monument covers 5 sq mi (13 sq km) and contains the brilliant-hued cinder cone of an extinct volcano that erupted 1064. It rises 1,000 ft (300 m) and has a crater 400 ft (120 m) deep and 1,280 ft (390 m) in diameter. The tract contains numerous lava flows, fumaroles, and lava beds
sunset industry: an industry that uses old equipment and methods, usually in an area that once had many industries like it, and that is becoming less successful sunrise industry
sunset(a): providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision
Harlem sunset: A fatal wound caused by a knife fight
We had some mean turf wars with rival Latino and Italian gangs, and I've still got the scars to prove it: one under my left eye from some Romano's chain, and one just to the right of my right shoulder blade from some bitch who tried to give me a Harlem sunset –yup, that can happen in Detroit, too.
at sunset: at dusk, at twilight, at nightfall
before sunset: before dusk, before the sun goes down
sunsets: plural of sunset

Turkish - English

Definition of sunset in Turkish English dictionary
iftar topu gun fired at sunset during Ramazan as a signal: for breaking the fast

sunset

Hyphenation

sun·set

Turkish pronunciation

sʌnset

Synonyms

dusk, sundown, nightfall, twilight, end, final act, swansong, last, terminal, close of day, crepusular light, eve, evening, eventide, gloaming

Antonyms

sunrise

Pronunciation

/ˈsənˌset/ /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

Etymology

[ -"set ] (noun.) 14th century. sun +‎ set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988