summer solstice
- IPA[ˌsəmər ˈsälstəs]
美式
- the solstice that marks the onset of summer, at the time of the longest day, about June 21 in the northern hemisphere and December 22 in the southern hemisphere.;the solstice in June, when the sun reaches its maximum declination.
noun: summer solstice, plural noun: summer solstices