NIGHT WATCH


Meaning of NIGHT WATCH in English

— night watching .

1. a watch or guard kept during the night.

2. a person or the persons keeping such a watch.

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

[ bef. 1000; ME; OE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .