variants
or less commonly pre-dawn
: existing or occurring before dawn
a predawn attack
the predawn hours
… the gigantic telescope started scanning the predawn sky.—
Howard Blum
Howard Blum
predawn
noun
or less commonly pre-dawn
plural predawns also pre-dawns
The most bone-chilling predawns create the sharpest sunrises.
—Christine Schultz
Christine Schultz
… stepping out into the quiet pre-dawn, closing the door.
—Bryan Burrough
Bryan Burrough
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The best time to observe the Lyrids is in the predawn hours when the meteor shower's radiant is at its highest in the sky.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
That predicted time would favor those living in Hawaii where predawn skies will be dark, as opposed to the contiguous U.S. where the sun will have already risen.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Studded with dew, the gossamer strands make a beautiful trap in the predawn darkness.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Saturn and Mercury will be lost in the solar glare; both planets will become more visible in the predawn sky in the coming weeks and months.
Closer to the equator, sunsets are actually earlier, because the day lengths are closer to 12 hours and equatorial countries don't use daylight savings.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
That predicted time would favor those living in Hawaii where predawn skies will be dark, as opposed to the contiguous U.S. where the sun will have already risen.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Studded with dew, the gossamer strands make a beautiful trap in the predawn darkness.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Saturn and Mercury will be lost in the solar glare; both planets will become more visible in the predawn sky in the coming weeks and months.
Closer to the equator, sunsets are actually earlier, because the day lengths are closer to 12 hours and equatorial countries don't use daylight savings.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for predawn
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“Predawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predawn. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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