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twilight walk

twilight walk

4.0
A walk outside when the sun is setting and the light is fading
  • noun
translation icon : paseo crepuscular
  • In the long days they spent together, they would go for twilight walks in the fields surrounding the town.

Examples

  • At this point, he turns to describe his own twilight walk, surrounded by the characteristic landscape of al-Karkh, a neighborhood of Baghdad on the western bank of the Tigris River.

    Academic text (2005)
  • She enjoyed going for a twilight walk each evening as the sun set behind the hills.

  • "He liked to talk with her, to go for long twilight walks.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • They often took a twilight walk along the beach, watching the sky change colors.

  • As daylight faded, the couple ventured out for a twilight walk through the quiet park.

How Bright

midday
45 1.0
afternoon
1.0
twilight walk
4.0

Surface Forms

twilight walk singular

Morphology

twilight + walk

The meaning 'a walk taken during twilight' is directly compositional from 'twilight' (the dim light after sunset) + 'walk' (an instance of walking). This straightforward noun–noun combination follows common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

The phrase twilight walk paints the simple image of a walk taken in twilight, when the sun is setting and the light is softly fading. So it means 'a peaceful stroll at the end of the day' and is used to describe a calm, late-evening walk.