- the light that comes from the sun during the day
- They emerged from the church into the bright daylight.
- The street looks very different in daylight.
- They left before daylight (= before the sun had risen).
- The bridge would be a prime target for enemy aircraft during daylight hours.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb1- By daylight the fire was almost under control.
- He drew back the curtains and the daylight flooded in.
- He was robbed in broad daylight.
- I can see better in daylight.
- I prefer to work in natural daylight.
- She went back out into the daylight.
- The daylight penetrated to the far corners of the room.
- The evening turned cool as daylight faded.
- The machines roar incessantly during the hours of daylight.
- The prisoners emerged blinking into the daylight.
- The public has access during daylight hours.
- The shutters were closed to keep out the daylight.
- The thin curtains let in the daylight.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- full
- bright
- …
- let in
- keep out
- shut out
- …
- filter through something
- flood in
- penetrate (something)
- …
- hours
- before daylight
- by daylight
- in daylight
- …
- the hours of daylight
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Idioms
See daylight in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee daylight in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English(in) broad daylight
- (in) the clear light of day, when it is easy to see
- The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street.
daylight robbery
(also highway robbery especially in North American English)
- (informal) the fact of somebody charging too much money for something
- You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight robbery.
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