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Night watch   /naɪt wɑtʃ/   Listen
Night watch

noun
1.
A watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.).  Synonyms: graveyard watch, middle watch, midwatch.






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"Night watch" Quotes from Famous Books



... members preserved in some way, and it was the habit of painters like Holbein to form picturesque groups and give to such dramatic groupings the features of townsmen. Rembrandt did this much later than Holbein, when he painted the "Night Watch," or as it is more properly ...
— Pictures Every Child Should Know • Dolores Bacon

... on the boom-tackles and trimmed everything for the quartering breeze which was ours. It was a fresh breeze, very fresh, but I resolved to run as long as I dared. Unfortunately, when running free, it is impossible to lash the wheel, so I faced an all-night watch. Maud insisted on relieving me, but proved that she had not the strength to steer in a heavy sea, even if she could have gained the wisdom on such short notice. She appeared quite heart-broken over the discovery, ...
— The Sea-Wolf • Jack London



Words linked to "Night watch" :   watch, middle watch



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