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midnight suns

midnight suns is the plural of midnight sun.

Meaning of midnight sun

Noun

midnight sun (usually uncountable, plural midnight suns)

  1. (usually) The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.
    • He has only retained three engravings; namely, a map of the country, which is very little known, from Torneo to North Cape; a View of Torneo by the midnight moon; and a View of North Cape by the midnight sun.1806 November, “Observanda Externa [Lapland. North Cape.]”, in The Literary Panorama. […], volume I, London: Printed by Cox, Son, and Baylis, […] for C. Taylor, […], published 1807, →OCLC, column 414

Questions about midnight suns

What is midnight suns the plural of?
Midnight suns is the plural of midnight sun.

Words near midnight suns in the dictionary

  1. midnight runners
  2. midnight runs
  3. midnight snack
  4. midnight snacks
  5. midnight sun
  6. midnight suns
  7. midnight zone
  8. midnight zones
  9. midnightish
  10. midnightly
  11. midnightmare

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