midnight sun

noun

: the sun above the horizon at midnight in the arctic or antarctic summer

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Work with a travel agency to charter your very own expedition vessel to the poles: whether the fjords of the Arctic to toast champagne under the midnight sun, or Antarctica to chase the aurora australis. Erina Pinar, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025 That’s especially true on summer itineraries and midnight sun cruises. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025 The stark landscape outside your windows, meanwhile, is an ideal backdrop for taking in the midnight sun or the aurora borealis in winter. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 25 July 2025 Despite the time, Lapland’s famous midnight sun was still up. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for midnight sun

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of midnight sun was in 1787

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“Midnight sun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight%20sun. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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