darkfall

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noun

The time of day when it becomes dark.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The time of day when it becomes dark.

    But we did catch Turosh skulking around the Shiso last darkfall.

    2014, Margaret Taylor, To Free The Dragon's Soul
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    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

    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

From dark + fall, modelled after nightfall.

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APA

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Chicago

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