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Meanings of break of day in English

Portuguese
romper do dia
Catalan
matinada
Spanish
amanecer

The first light of day.

    romper do dia
    Usage of break of day in English
    1
    At the first break of day I gave the order to start.
    Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus
    2
    On the following morning the preacher-plowman was afield at break of day.
    The Redemption of David Corson
    3
    It was long after the break of day, when he woke up.
    The hobbit: or there and back again
    4
    Ogula messengers gone in little canoe to Asiki at break of day.
    A Yellow God: An Idol of Africa
    5
    It was just before break of day, and it was very dark.
    My First Voyage to Southern Seas
    6
    At break of day the Cock woke up and crew, as usual.
    Aesop's Fables; a new translation
    7
    At break of day they lay aside their goatskins and return home.
    The Book of Were-Wolves
    8
    I expect you all to be up by break of day to-morrow.
    Ungava
    9
    They waited, when all was ready, till the first break of day.
    King Alfred of England / Makers of History
    10
    Very well, then, I shall see you again at break of day.
    Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
    11
    To-morrow, at break of day, we will be off for Rathelin Hall.
    Rattlin the Reefer
    12
    She kept going about the streets in this fashion until break of day.
    The Goose Man
    13
    At the break of day the captain and Paul were on the beach.
    The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
    14
    At break of day we heard the chirrup of the chickadee, the sparrow.
    Children of the Market Place
    15
    The next morning at break of day we fed the horses.
    The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
    16
    The city was never more beautiful than at break of day.
    A feast for crows
    Translations for break of day