Sunset

9 definitions found

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

  Sunset \Sun"set"\, Sunsetting \Sun"set`ting\, n.
     1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time
        when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.


                                                    --Campbell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Sunset shell} (Zool.), a West Indian marine bivalve
        ({Tellina radiata}) having a smooth shell marked with
        radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at
        sunset or before sunrise; -- called also {rising sun}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sunset
       adj 1: of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"
       2: providing for termination; "a program with a sunset
          provision" [syn: {sunset(a)}]
       n 1: the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall
            below the horizon [syn: {sundown}] [ant: {dawn}]
       2: atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance
          of the sun
       3: the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

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

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "sunset":
     cardinal points, close of day, cockshut, compass card,
     compass rose, degrees, east, eastward, eve, even, evening,
     evensong, eventide, grayness, half points, lubber line, nightfall,
     north, northeast, northward, northwest, occident, orient,
     quarter points, rhumb, setting sun, shut of day, south, southeast,
     southward, southwest, sundown, sunrise, the expiring day, twilight,
     vesper, west, westward
  
  

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

  Sunset, AR (town, FIPS 68060)
    Location: 35.22466 N, 90.20760 W
    Population (1990): 571 (204 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Sunset, FL (CDP, FIPS 69812)
    Location: 25.70545 N, 80.35256 W
    Population (1990): 15810 (5206 housing units)
    Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Sunset, LA (town, FIPS 74060)
    Location: 30.40826 N, 92.06601 W
    Population (1990): 2201 (856 housing units)
    Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Sunset, ME
    Zip code(s): 04683
  Sunset, SC
    Zip code(s): 29685
  Sunset, TX
    Zip code(s): 76270
  Sunset, UT (city, FIPS 74480)
    Location: 41.13867 N, 112.02720 W
    Population (1990): 5128 (1773 housing units)
    Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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

  Sunset, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
     Population (2000):    348
     Housing Units (2000): 156
     Land area (2000):     0.207533 sq. miles (0.537508 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.207533 sq. miles (0.537508 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            68060
     Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
     Location:             35.221540 N, 90.204965 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sunset, AR
      Sunset
  

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

  Sunset, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
     Population (2000):    17150
     Housing Units (2000): 5608
     Land area (2000):     3.557659 sq. miles (9.214294 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.013393 sq. miles (0.034687 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.571052 sq. miles (9.248981 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            69812
     Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
     Location:             25.705820 N, 80.356296 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sunset, FL
      Sunset
  

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

  Sunset, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
     Population (2000):    2352
     Housing Units (2000): 974
     Land area (2000):     3.110804 sq. miles (8.056945 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.027019 sq. miles (0.069978 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.137823 sq. miles (8.126923 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            74060
     Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
     Location:             30.408456 N, 92.066132 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sunset, LA
      Sunset
  

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

  Sunset, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    339
     Housing Units (2000): 151
     Land area (2000):     1.063301 sq. miles (2.753938 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.063301 sq. miles (2.753938 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            71264
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             33.453823 N, 97.766724 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     76270
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sunset, TX
      Sunset
  

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

  Sunset, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
     Population (2000):    5204
     Housing Units (2000): 1832
     Land area (2000):     1.473272 sq. miles (3.815757 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.473272 sq. miles (3.815757 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            74480
     Located within:       Utah (UT), FIPS 49
     Location:             41.140544 N, 112.029665 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sunset, UT
      Sunset