night vision

noun

1. ability to see at night or in a dim light.

Word History and Origins

Origin of night vision¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Pilots rely on night vision goggles and, as has been the case during much of the Palisades and Eaton fires, light from the full moon.

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This includes a raft of new technology, from drones and night vision goggles, to surveillance cameras hidden in the forest.

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Some of Allen’s pilfered equipment included 43 enhanced night vision goggles.

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A UN human rights expert who has just been there said the mission was inadequately equipped and needed helicopters, as well as night vision goggles and drones.

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That’s because “you don’t want to look at the moon too much because that degrades your night vision,” said Tim Thompson, the science director at the Mt.

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