daylight
day|light /d'eɪlaɪt/
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Daylight is the time of day when it begins to get light.
Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.
3 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If you say that a crime is committed in broad daylight, you are expressing your surprise that it is done during the day when people can see it, rather than at night.
A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight...day|light rob|bery
[N-UNCOUNT]
If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery. (BRIT INFORMAL)
They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Daylight is the time of day when it begins to get light.
Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.
3 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If you say that a crime is committed in broad daylight, you are expressing your surprise that it is done during the day when people can see it, rather than at night.
A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight...day|light rob|bery
[N-UNCOUNT]
If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery. (BRIT INFORMAL)
They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.