Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The close of the day; the coming of night.

    at nightfall

    Einbruch der Nacht, Einbruch der Dunkelheit, Zwielicht

    наступле́ние но́чиnastuplénije nóči, су́меркиsúmerki

  2. (countable, uncountable)Nocturnal emission.

More definitions
  • the time of day immediately following sunset

Examples

45 sentences
  1. We need to finish before nightfall.

  2. We need to finish doing this before nightfall.

  3. The police expect to apprehend the robber before nightfall.

  4. Judging from the look of the sky, we might have a shower before nightfall.

  5. There's something magic about the nightfall.

    ruВ наступлении ночи есть что-то волшебное. — marafon

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the close of the day; the coming of night:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the close of the day; the coming of night:

Origin

From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

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