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darkfall

darkfall noun: the time of day when it becomes dark.

Noun

darkfall

  1. The time of day when it becomes dark.
    • They stopped long enough to put on warmer jackets and continued the arduous climb, hoping to find a sheltered spot for the darkfall.2005, Kathy Williams, Of Wizards and Stones, page 54
    • At darkfall I heard only one instrument like a glorified Jew's harp.2011, Ella Young, John Matthews, Denise Sallee, At the Gates of Dawn: A Collection of Writings, page 199

Examples of darkfall in a sentence

  • But we did catch Turosh skulking around the Shiso last darkfall.2014, Margaret Taylor, To Free The Dragon's Soul:
  • Well after darkfall, Jane parked at the head of their long driveway, shielded from the sight of the house by the colonnades of California live oaks.2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 433:

Origin of darkfall

From dark + fall, modelled after nightfall.

Questions about darkfall

What does darkfall mean?
Darkfall means the time of day when it becomes dark.
How do you use darkfall in a sentence?
But we did catch Turosh skulking around the Shiso last darkfall.
What part of speech is darkfall?
Darkfall is a noun.

Words near darkfall in the dictionary

  1. darkest-skinned
  2. darkey
  3. darkeye
  4. darkeyes
  5. darkeys
  6. darkfall
  7. darkfic
  8. darkfics
  9. darkfield
  10. darkful
  11. darkhaired

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