sunrise

¹

[ suhn-rahyz ]

noun

1. the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
2. the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.
3. the time when half the sun has risen above the horizon.
4. the open or beginning stage of any period.

adjective

1. (of an industry, technology, etc.) new and growing; developing; emerging:

   high-technology sunrise industries.

Sunrise

²

[ suhn-rahyz ]

noun

1. a city in SE Florida.

sunrise

/ ˈsʌnˌraɪz /

noun

1. the daily appearance of the sun above the horizon
2. the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this appearance
3. Also called (esp US)sunup the time at which the sun rises at a particular locality
4. modifier of or relating to sunrise industry

   sunrise technology

   sunrise sector

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunrise¹

1300–50; Middle English, short for sunrising ( sun, rise, -ing ¹ )

Example Sentences

As farm workers in Karabutak, a small village in the foothills of the southern Ural Mountains in Russia, took to their fields around sunrise on the morning of April 24, 1967, they witnessed a remarkable celestial sight in the clear spring skies.

From Ozy

We should still dip, by around sunrise, into the mid-40s to low 50s downtown.

From Washington Post

For very early risers with a clear view of the eastern horizon, you may glimpse Mercury and Venus paired about an hour before sunrise.

From Washington Post

Moving at five miles-per-second, the ISS orbits the Earth every 90 minutes, allowing its six-person crew to watch 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.

From Popular-Science

If your soul burns for quiet shimmering sunrises in the marshlands, learn the patterns of migrating waterfowl.

From Outside Online

Much like the Taj Mahal, Revel opened in classically gaudy Atlantic City style in April 2012—with a sunrise Champagne toast.

From The Daily Beast

I am watching the sunrise from the 39th floor of the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

From The Daily Beast

“It turns out that going for a walk in the morning after sunrise can be especially effective,” says Dr. Rohan.

From The Daily Beast

Since this hearing was taking place during Ramadan, many of the Muslims had been fasting since sunrise.

From The Daily Beast

Oh, and it was commonly considered a morning drink—quite the sunrise pick-me-up.

From The Daily Beast

The sky was alight from zenith to horizon, the Nile aflame with sunrise, by the time the letter was written.

From Project Gutenberg

About sunrise the troop left camp in a body, later spreading fanwise over the prairies.

From Project Gutenberg

Yesterday morning, about an hour before sunrise, a bright meteor was seen in the south-west.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes he loitered alone, from sunrise to sunset, in the dreary and rugged wilderness which surrounds the Escurial.

From Project Gutenberg

Nevertheless, I awaited the sunrise this time with great anxiety, when we continued our journey.

From Project Gutenberg