the midnight sunnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌmɪd.naɪt ˈsʌn/us/ˌmɪd.naɪt ˈsʌn/the sun when seen in the middle of the night in summer in the arctic or antarctic (= the parts of the world furthest to the north and the south)
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- If you enjoy traveling, playing golf, and also want to see the midnight sun, then you can do all three at once in Iceland!
- We also call it “the midnight sun,” because it is sunny even at midnight.