sunlight
noun [U] /ˈsʌn.laɪt/Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 the light that comes from the sun: a ray/beam/shaft/pool of sunlight The morning/afternoon/evening sunlight shone through the curtains. The lake sparkled in the bright sunlight.Light
(Definition of sunlight noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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