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Meanings of
nightfall
in English
Portuguese
pôr do sol
Catalan
capvespre
Spanish
crepúsculo
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The time of day immediately following sunset.
fall
twilight
dusk
gloaming
evenfall
gloam
crepuscule
crepuscle
Portuguese
pôr do sol
Usage of
nightfall
in English
1
After
nightfall
he assembled the officers in the cabin in the poop.
2
Donoghue said the search would continue until
nightfall
and resume on Friday.
3
After
nightfall
Holmes led Belknap to a room on the second floor.
4
She could reach it before
nightfall
if she managed a good pace.
5
By
nightfall
the launch was a hundred miles west of the island.
6
The windows were made bullet-proof; the doors were never opened after
nightfall
.
7
The cavalry reconnaissance again came in touch with the enemy at
nightfall
.
8
Most of the city was without electricity at
nightfall
,
complicating search efforts.
9
He turned in the opposite direction, and tramped the woods until
nightfall
.
10
The animal was carried to him at
nightfall
in a closed hamper.
11
If that panther's really around, come the
nightfall
we might hear him.
12
FitzRobert of Cornwall has sent word ahead and should arrive before
nightfall
.
13
There wasn't enough time left to accomplish much of anything before
nightfall
.
14
But come
nightfall
the chances of a strike would increase once again.
15
At
nightfall
the course was altered for the mouth of the Thames.
16
After
nightfall
,
protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban made a speech to his supporters.
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nightfall
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
come nightfall
wait until nightfall
arrive at nightfall
return at nightfall
almost nightfall
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Translations for
nightfall
Portuguese
pôr do sol
crepúsculo
anoitecer
Catalan
capvespre
crepuscle
vespre
crepuscle vespertí
Spanish
crepúsculo
anochecer
anochecida
Nightfall
through the time
Nightfall
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common