WATCH FIRE

Meaning of WATCH FIRE in English

a fire maintained during the night as a signal and for providing light and warmth for guards.

[ 1795-1805 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

WATCH FIRE — noun Date: 1801 a fire lighted as a signal or for the use of a guard
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WATCH FIRE — noun : a fire lighted at night as a signal or for the use of a guard
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATCH FIRE — fire that is set as a signal; fire that is lighted at nigh to provide heat and light to guards
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WATCH FIRE — Date: 1801 : a fire lighted as a signal or for the use of a guard
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATCH FIRE — Function: noun Date: 1735 : a fire lighted as a signal or for the use of a guard
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WATCH FIRE — [watch fire] n (1801): a fire lighted as a signal or for the use of a guard
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATCH-FIRE — сущ. 1) бивачный костер 2) сигнальный костер сигнальный костер бивачный костер watch-fire бивачный костер ~ сигнальный костер
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATCH-FIRE — n 1. сигнальный костёр 2. бивачный костёр
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WATCH-FIRE — сущ.1) бивачный костер 2) сигнальный костер Watch-fires were lit round the encampment. — Сигнальные костры были зажжены вокруг лагеря.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WATCH FIRE — (n) бивачный костер; сигнальный костер
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WATCH-FIRE — n 1. сигнальный костёр 2. бивачный костёр
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WATCH-FIRE — n 1. сигнальный костёр 2. бивачный костёр
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WATCH FIRE — сигнальный костер, бивачный костер
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WATCH FIRE — сигнальный костер, бивачный костер
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WATCH-FIRE — сущ. 1) бивачный костер 2) сигнальный костер Watch-fires were lit round the encampment. — Сигнальные костры были зажжены вокруг лагеря.
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WATCH-FIRE — сущ. 1) бивачный костер 2) сигнальный костер Watch-fires were lit round the encampment. — Сигнальные костры были зажжены вокруг лагеря.
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WATCH-FIRE — _n. 1> бивачный костер 2> сигнальный костер
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WATCH-FIRE — n. 1. бивачный костер 2. сигнальный костер
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WATCH-FIRE — бивачный костер сигнальный костер
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WATCH-FIRE — _n. 1> бивачный костёр 2> сигнальный костёр
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WATCH-FIRE — [n.] сигнальный костёр
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
WATCH-FIRE — n сигнальный костёр
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
WATCH-FIRE — сущ. 1) бивачный костер 2) сигнальный костер сигнальный костер бивачный костер watch-fire бивачный костер ~ сигнальный костер
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATCH — I. ˈwäch also ˈwȯch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATCH — /woch/ , v.i. 1. to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATCH — I. ˈwäch, ˈwȯch verb Etymology: Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan — more at wake Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATCH — vt to tend; to guard; to have in keeping. 2. watch ·vi to serve the purpose of a watchman by …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
WATCH — [watch] vb [ME wacchen, fr. OE waeccan--more at wake] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to keep vigil as a devotional …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATCH — portable timepiece that has a movement driven in any of several ways and is designed to be worn (as on …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WATCH — / wɒtʃ; NAmE wɑːtʃ; wɔːtʃ/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. to look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATCH — I. watch 1 S1 W1 /wɒtʃ $ wɑːtʃ, wɒːtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ watch , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE
Oxford English vocab
WATCH — I. LOOKING AND PAYING ATTENTION /wɒtʃ/ ( watches, watching, watched) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bird watching (= the activity of watching wild birds ) ▪ One of his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATCH — (BE CAREFUL) [verb] [T] - to be careful of (something)I have to watch my weight (= be careful not to …
Cambridge English vocab
WATCH — Synonyms and related words : Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WATCH — I. noun 1 instrument for telling the time ADJECTIVE ▪ digital ▪ analogue/analog , mechanical ( esp. AmE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WATCH — INDEX: 1. to watch someone or something 2. to watch someone or something continuously 3. to watch to make sure …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
WATCH — n. 25B6; verb she watched him as he spoke : OBSERVE, view, look at, eye, gaze at, stare at, gape …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WATCH — v. 1 observe, regard, look at, gaze at or on, take in, contemplate Daniel loves to watch the bears at …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
WATCH — I сущ. часы (карманные, наручные) by my watch ≈ по моим часам to set, wind up a watch ≈ выставлять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATCH — watch.ogg _I wɒtʃ n 1> часы ( наручные, карманные ) he set his watch by mine - он поставил свои …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — fire.ogg 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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