Sunrise,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sunrise \Sun"rise`\, Sunrising \Sun"ris`ing\, n.
     1. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the
        morning; more generally, the time of such appearance,
        whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at
        sunrise. "The tide of sunrise swells." --Keble.
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     2. Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.
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              Which were beyond Jordan toward the sunrising.
                                                    --Deut. iv. 47
                                                    (Rev. Ver.)
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              Full hot and fast the Saxon rides, with rein of
              travel slack,
              And, bending o'ev his saddle, leaves the sunrise at
              his back.                             --Whittier.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sunrise
       adj : of an industry or technology; new and developing;
             "high-technology sunrise industries" [syn: {sunrise(a)}]
       n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they
            talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning},
             {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break
            of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]
       2: atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of
          the sun
       3: the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "sunrise":
     aurora, break of day, brightening, cardinal points, chanticleer,
     cockcrow, cocklight, compass card, compass rose, crack of dawn,
     dawn, dawning, day-peep, daybreak, daylight, dayspring, degrees,
     east, eastward, first brightening, half points, light, lubber line,
     morn, morning, north, northeast, northward, northwest, occident,
     orient, peep of day, prime, quarter points, rhumb, south,
     southeast, southward, southwest, sunset, sunup, vestibule of Day,
     west, westward
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Sunrise, FL (city, FIPS 69700)
    Location: 26.15170 N, 80.29792 W
    Population (1990): 64407 (29295 housing units)
    Area: 47.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 33322, 33323

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Sunrise, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
     Population (2000):    18
     Housing Units (2000): 25
     Land area (2000):     13.018750 sq. miles (33.718407 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    13.018750 sq. miles (33.718407 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            73950
     Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
     Location:             60.885663 N, 149.424556 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sunrise, AK
      Sunrise
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Sunrise, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
     Population (2000):    85779
     Housing Units (2000): 35661
     Land area (2000):     18.202464 sq. miles (47.144164 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.229367 sq. miles (0.594059 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    18.431831 sq. miles (47.738223 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            69700
     Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
     Location:             26.157145 N, 80.286002 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     33322 33323
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sunrise, FL
      Sunrise