darkfall
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dark + fall, modelled after nightfall.
Noun
[edit]darkfall
- The time of day when it becomes dark.
- 2005, Kathy Williams, Of Wizards and Stones, page 54:
- They stopped long enough to put on warmer jackets and continued the arduous climb, hoping to find a sheltered spot for the darkfall.
- 2011, Ella Young, John Matthews, Denise Sallee, At the Gates of Dawn: A Collection of Writings, page 199:
- At darkfall I heard only one instrument like a glorified Jew's harp.
- 2014, Margaret Taylor, To Free The Dragon's Soul:
- But we did catch Turosh skulking around the Shiso last darkfall.
- 2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 433:
- 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.
Usage notes
[edit]In most cases, darkfall is the same as nightfall, but in settings where an area is shadowed by a tall hill, for example, darkfall may occur before nightfall, because the hill blocks out the sun before it actually sets.