first light
noun
: the time when light is first seen in the morning : dawn
She was up at first light.
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Most meteor showers are strongest before the first light of dawn because that's when your side of the Earth faces forward in our planet's rush along its orbit and plows through meteor streams head-on.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Mr Jorn Oberg Utzon, at first light as the sun rises over Sydney harbor and city center skyscrapers.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Evenings unfold around the spa beneath the stars; mornings begin with coffee on the patio, as the first light filters through the trees.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The first light touch of frost won’t hurt your garden hose, but a night of freezing temperatures can damage watering nozzles, rupture sprinklers, and ruin irrigation timers.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Mr Jorn Oberg Utzon, at first light as the sun rises over Sydney harbor and city center skyscrapers.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Evenings unfold around the spa beneath the stars; mornings begin with coffee on the patio, as the first light filters through the trees.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The first light touch of frost won’t hurt your garden hose, but a night of freezing temperatures can damage watering nozzles, rupture sprinklers, and ruin irrigation timers.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
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“First light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20light. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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