solstice.

One of the two times each year when the sun reaches its farthest position north or south of the celestial equator.

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Words that belong together

• summer solstice
• winter solstice

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At the winter solstice, the settlement received less than four hours of daylight.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular solstice; plural solstices. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.