'Sunset' definitions:
Definition of 'sunset'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"
adjective
Providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision"
noun
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]
noun
Atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
noun
The daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
Definition of 'Sunset'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'sunset'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Sunset, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Sunset, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Sunset, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Sunset, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Sunset, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.