definitions

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.

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Nearby words

night sweats, night table, night terror, night terrors, night vision, night watch, night watch, the, night watchman, night-blind, night-blooming cereus, night-light

Origin of night watch

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Related forms

night watching, noun

Definition for night watch (2 of 2)

Night Watch, The

noun

a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
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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