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break of day

Definitions of break of day
  1. noun
    the first light of day
    synonyms: aurora, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup
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    Antonyms:
    sundown, sunset
    the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
    type of:
    hour, time of day
    clock time
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