[noun] - the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky, or the appearance of the sky at that timeThe fishermen set out at sunset (also [esp. US] sundown) for a night's fishing. [U]We sat on the beach watching the sunset. [C]Some of the most spectacular sunsets I've seen have been in the Caribbean. [C]It was one of those films where at the end, they rode/drove/walked off into the sunset (= the film ended happily, with the main characters riding etc. away at sunset). [U](figurative) So do you think that Matthew and Caroline are going to be riding/driving/walking off into the sunset together (= that their relationship will last and they will be happy)? [U]
SUNSET
Meaning of SUNSET in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012