smokefall

smokefall
a) The close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes.

The moment in the draughty church at smokefall

b) The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.

The largest sea ice perturbations are generated by smokefall in spring.


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  • Vespers — noun A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening; evensong See Also: smokefall …   Wiktionary

  • nightfall — noun The close of the day; the coming of night. Syn: dusk, evening, sundown, sunset See Also: smokefall …   Wiktionary

  • dusk — 1. noun /dʌsk/ A period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets. Syn: evenfall, smokefall, vespers Ant: dawn 2 …   Wiktionary

  • vespers — noun The sixth of the seven canonical hours See Also: smokefall …   Wiktionary

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