winter solstice

winter solstice

n.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the solstice that occurs on or about December 22.

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winter solstice

Noun

the time, about December 22, at which the sun is at its southernmost point in the sky

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winter solstice  (wntr)

See under solstice.

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Noun

1.

winter solstice - December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point solstice - either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator winter, wintertime - the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox June 21, midsummer, summer solstice - June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point