Below+the+horizon
1Dip of the horizon — Horizon Ho*ri zon, n. [F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?) the bounding line, horizon, fr. ? to bound, fr. ? boundary, limit.] 1. The line which bounds that part of the earth s surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent… …
2Dip of the horizon — Dip Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a …
3dip of the horizon — The angle of the visible horizon below the level of the eye • • • Main Entry: ↑dip …
4the sun set — the sun went below the horizon, nighttime fell …
5horizon — noun 1 line where earth and sky meet ADJECTIVE ▪ northern, southern, etc. ▪ distant, far ▪ The sea stretched away to the distant horizon. VERB + HORIZON …
6horizon — [[t]həra͟ɪz(ə)n[/t]] horizons 1) N SING: usu the N The horizon is the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea. A grey smudge appeared on the horizon. That must be Calais, thought Fay... The sun had already sunk… …
7below — [[t]bɪlo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦♦ 1) PREP If something is below something else, it is in a lower position. He appeared from the apartment directly below Leonard s... The path runs below a long brick wall... The sun had already sunk below the horizon... The boat …
8below — /bi loh /, adv. 1. in or toward a lower place: Look out below! 2. on, in, or toward a lower level, as a lower deck of a ship: The captain of the ship went below. 3. beneath the surface of the water: Divers were sent below to view the wreck. 4. on …
9The evening star — Evening E ven*ing, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See {even}, n., and cf. {Eve}.] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun. [1913 Webster] In the ascending scale Of… …
10Horizon — Ho*ri zon, n. [F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?) the bounding line, horizon, fr. ? to bound, fr. ? boundary, limit.] 1. The line which bounds that part of the earth s surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of …
