nightfall
nounUK /ˈnaɪt.fɔːl/
US /ˈnaɪt.fɔːl/
Nightfall is the time when the sky gets dark and night begins.
We hurried home before nightfall.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The gradual coming of darkness at the end of the day.
The animals grew quiet at nightfall.
3. The moment when daylight fades completely.
By nightfall, the streets were empty.
4. A poetic way to describe the close of a day.
Nightfall wrapped the valley in shadow.