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Meaning of midnight sun

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

midnight sun

Pronunciation:/ˈmɪdnʌɪt sʌn//ˈmɪdˌnaɪt sʌn/

noun

Definitions

  1. The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/midnight%20sun

Related words

polar nightsummer solsticenoonnorthern solsticesouthern solsticewinter solsticeastronomical twilightsolar noon