nightfall
Translation
nightfall, dusk, twilight
Examples
We must return home before nightfall.
We must return home before nightfall.
The animals come out at nightfall.
The animals come out at nightfall.
Grammar Patterns
((at/before/until)) nightfall the time in the evening when it becomes dark They worked from dawn until nightfall.
Similar Words
Synonyms: dusk, twilight, sundown; Antonyms: dawn, daybreak
Etymology
A compound of 'night' and 'fall'. The time when night 'falls' or begins.
Memory Tips
Imagine the sun 'falling' below the horizon, and the 'night' beginning.