sunrise
(sʌnraɪz )
Word forms: sunrises
1. uncountable noun B1
Sunrise is the time in the morning when the sun first appears in the sky.
The rain began before sunrise.
Synonyms: dawn, daybreak, break of day, daylight
2. countable noun B1
A sunrise is the colours and light that you see in the eastern part of the sky when the sun first appears.
There was a spectacular sunrise yesterday.
Image of sunrise
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Collocations:
sunrise view watch the sunrise
Hikers also prefer to visit the temple for good-morning sunrise view early in the morning.
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Sunrise view in this beach has its own nuances.
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The northern and southern gates enable the sunrise view from the hall during solstices.
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Windows and doors along the temple walls are arranged such that equinoxes sunrise views reach the deity.
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Watch the sunrise from your bed on top of the rock then roll over and go back to sleep.
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On the third morning, we get up at 4.30am — all safari starts are early — and trundle, high-beamed, to watch the sunrise.
Times, Sunday Times
From one beach, you can swim with turtles; on another, we went to watch the sunrise.
Times, Sunday Times
Serious walkers can forgo that mode of transport and make a two-day trek up the volcano, overnighting in a refuge to watch the sunrise on the mountain.
The Sun
You are woken up by the dawn chorus, watch the sunrise and then just go back to sleep in your cosy sleeping bag, having had a beautiful experience.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 日出
Japanese: 日の出
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