night watching
- a word derived from night watch.
Example Sentences
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Bendix suggests it for night-watching areas that are too big to illuminate artificially.
From Time Magazine Archive
But all the hours of his night-watching were without event.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
The Flemings had had severe sickness among them more than once, but they had never called on their neighbours for help, and they could not bring themselves to do so now, even for night-watching.
From David Fleming's Forgiveness by Edwards, G. H. (George Henry)
Mark," said a timid voice at his elbow, "thou art weary with this night-watching, and with the scouting on the hills.
From The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish by Cooper, James Fenimore
When each white moon, her lantern idly swinging, Comes out to join the star night-watching band, Across the grey-green sea, a ship is bringing For me a letter, from the Motherland.
From Flint and Feather by Johnson, E. Pauline
