Another word for nightfall | Synonyms for nightfall

Another word for nightfall

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nightfall

n.

dusk, twilight, evening; see night 1.

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Another word for nightfall

noun

The period between afternoon and nighttime:

dusk, eve, evening, eventide, gloaming, twilight. (Archaic) even², vesper. See start

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At nightfall the very few guns still to go were hurried off to the jetties.
It was past nightfall, and shadows and light from the hearth danced around him.
Wellington's position at nightfall was very different, and can hardly be termed safe or even satisfactory.
Before nightfall on the 20th of August the canal was wholly in British hands.
Be out of here by nightfall, Kris said at last, his voice quiet and hard.

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