From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdaylightday‧light /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ ●●○ noun 1 LIGHT[uncountable] the light produced by the sun during the dayin daylight They’re shy animals and don’t often come out in daylight. The park is open to the public during daylight hours. If possible, it’s better to work in natural daylight. → in broad daylight at broad1(7)2 → (put) daylight between yourself and somebody3 → scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of somebody4 → beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody5 → daylight robbery
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daylight• He enjoyed the dance, and, returning with his Confederate escort, was safely landed in his own lines before daylight.• By daylight the fire was almost under control.• The robberies usually occur during daylight hours.• The park is open during daylight hours.• I'd like to look at the house again in daylight.• She was blind as an owl in daylight without glasses: therefore nothing to look at.• Taking a deep breath, the youth stepped lightly into daylight.• Poinsettia plants need a lot of daylight to keep healthy.• Noreen quickly took her from Jock and with her brothers beside her ran through the porch of the church into the daylight.• The daylight faded and she was alone on the sea.• When daylight came she got up and dressed.daylight hours• And during daylight hours Jean-Claude told me he used to sit concealed in the hollow in front of the cave.• For the entire month, families abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours in an act of sacrifice and purification.• Nor will the spider give away the presence of her home during daylight hours.• Montana will have no speed limit during daylight hours.• If it is injured or sick it may sit quietly in an unusually visible position during daylight hours.• In the summer I do more daylight hours on the medical end.• He can do his gallivanting in the daylight hours with or without milk bottles.• Also the relative positions of the sun and moon through the daylight hours should be similarly mapped. 