night watch

noun

a watch or guard kept during the night.

a person or the persons keeping such a watch.

Usually night watches . the periods or divisions into which the night was divided in ancient times.

Origin of night watch

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

OTHER WORDS FROM night watch

night watching, noun

Words nearby night watch

night terrors, nighttide, nighttime, night vision, nightwalker, night watch, night watchman, nightwear, nighty, nighty-night, nigiri

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Example sentences from the Web for night watch

There was silence once more in the ship, for it was midnight, and all except the few who kept the night-watch were sleeping.
The Torn Bible|Alice Somerton
A voice in loud, commanding tones called to the night-watch.
Old Fritz and the New Era|Louise Muhlbach
The Roman legionaries of the night-watch wheeled round the corner of the road.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski
And when death's shadow falls, can they forget the night-watch nestling of that little velvet cheek?
Rose Clark|Fanny Fern

Immediately after the second night-watch, when the Midianites had just changed the guards, Gideon gave the signal.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)|Max Duncker

British Dictionary definitions for night watch

night watch

noun

a watch or guard kept at night, esp for security

the period of time the watch is kept

a person who keeps such a watch; night watchman

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	night watch
释义	night watch noun a watch or guard kept during the night. a person or the persons keeping such a watch. Usually night watches . the periods or divisions into which the night was divided in ancient times. Origin of night watch before 1000; Middle English; Old English OTHER WORDS FROM night watch night watching, noun Words nearby night watch night terrors, nighttide, nighttime, night vision, nightwalker, night watch, night watchman, nightwear, nighty, nighty-night, nigiri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for night watch There was silence once more in the ship, for it was midnight, and all except the few who kept the night-watch were sleeping. The Torn Bible\|Alice Somerton A voice in loud, commanding tones called to the night-watch. Old Fritz and the New Era\|Louise Muhlbach The Roman legionaries of the night-watch wheeled round the corner of the road. The Death of the Gods\|Dmitri Mrejkowski And when death's shadow falls, can they forget the night-watch nestling of that little velvet cheek? Rose Clark\|Fanny Fern Immediately after the second night-watch, when the Midianites had just changed the guards, Gideon gave the signal. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)\|Max Duncker British Dictionary definitions for night watch night watch noun a watch or guard kept at night, esp for security the period of time the watch is kept a person who keeps such a watch; night watchman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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