Home › Words › W › wideawakewideawakewideawake · name — ascension Island.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyNamed after a nearby colony of wideawakes, or sooty terns.nameAscension IslandnounA bird, the sooty tern.A type of hat with a broad brim made of black or brown felt.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).