Daylight Saving (Noun)
Meaning
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- Most countries near the equator do not observe daylight saving time since the amount of daylight throughout the year remains relatively consistent.
- Due to the geographical location, states near the equator like Hawaii and most of Arizona in the US do not follow daylight saving time.
- The practice of daylight saving time has been adopted by many countries around the world, but the start and end dates can vary significantly.
- Germany became one of the first countries to observe daylight saving time during World War I in 1916 to save energy for the war effort.
- The length of daylight saving time varies depending on the country and region, but it is typically observed for around six to seven months of the year.