"night watch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: night watches [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nightwacche, nyȝt-wacche, nyghte wacche, nyȝt wacche, from Old English nihtwæċċe, a variant of nihtwacu (“nightwatch”), equivalent to night + watch. Cognate with West Frisian nachtwacht (“nightwatch”), Dutch nachtwacht, nachtwake (“nightwatch”), German Nachtwache (“nightwatch”) and Nachtwächter (“night watchman”), Swedish nattvakt (“nightwatch”), Icelandic næturvakt (“nightwatch”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nightwacche}} Middle English nightwacche, {{inh|en|ang|nihtwæċċe}} Old English nihtwæċċe, {{af|en|night|watch}} night + watch, {{cog|fy|nachtwacht|t=nightwatch}} West Frisian nachtwacht (“nightwatch”), {{cog|nl|nachtwacht}} Dutch nachtwacht, {{cog|de|Nachtwache|t=nightwatch}} German Nachtwache (“nightwatch”), {{cog|sv|nattvakt|t=nightwatch}} Swedish nattvakt (“nightwatch”), {{cog|is|næturvakt|t=nightwatch}} Icelandic næturvakt (“nightwatch”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} night watch (plural night watches)
  1. A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night. Translations (watch kept during the night): нощно дежурство (noštno dežurstvo) (Bulgarian), imaginària [feminine] (Catalan), noční hlídka [feminine] (Czech), yövartio (Finnish), nattvakt [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ноћна стража (noćna straža) [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), imaginaria [feminine] (Spanish), gece nöbeti (Turkish)
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  2. One or more of the guards on such a watch. Translations (guards on such a watch): нощна стража (noštna straža) (Bulgarian), imaginària [masculine] (Catalan), noční hlídka [feminine] (Czech), yövartio (Finnish), ноћни стражар (noćni stražar) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), imaginaria [masculine] (Spanish), gece bekçisi (Turkish)
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  3. One of the watches kept on a marine vessel.
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  4. The sailors standing such a watch.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: night-watch, nightwatch, night watchman

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Alternative forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "nachtwacht"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch nachtwacht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Nachtwache",
        "t": "nightwatch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Nachtwache (“nightwatch”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nattvakt",
        "t": "nightwatch"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish nattvakt (“nightwatch”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "næturvakt",
        "t": "nightwatch"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic næturvakt (“nightwatch”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English nightwacche, nyȝt-wacche, nyghte wacche, nyȝt wacche, from Old English nihtwæċċe, a variant of nihtwacu (“nightwatch”), equivalent to night + watch. Cognate with West Frisian nachtwacht (“nightwatch”), Dutch nachtwacht, nachtwake (“nightwatch”), German Nachtwache (“nightwatch”) and Nachtwächter (“night watchman”), Swedish nattvakt (“nightwatch”), Icelandic næturvakt (“nightwatch”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "night watches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "night watch (plural night watches)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "watch",
          "watch"
        ],
        [
          "premises",
          "premises"
        ],
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "night",
          "night"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One or more of the guards on such a watch."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One of the watches kept on a marine vessel."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The sailors standing such a watch."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sailor",
          "sailor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "night-watch"
    },
    {
      "word": "nightwatch"
    },
    {
      "word": "night watchman"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "noštno dežurstvo",
      "sense": "watch kept during the night",
      "word": "нощно дежурство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "watch kept during the night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "imaginària"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "watch kept during the night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "noční hlídka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "watch kept during the night",
      "word": "yövartio"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "watch kept during the night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nattvakt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "noćna straža",
      "sense": "watch kept during the night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ноћна стража"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "watch kept during the night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "imaginaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "watch kept during the night",
      "word": "gece nöbeti"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "noštna straža",
      "sense": "guards on such a watch",
      "word": "нощна стража"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "guards on such a watch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "imaginària"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "guards on such a watch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "noční hlídka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "guards on such a watch",
      "word": "yövartio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "noćni stražar",
      "sense": "guards on such a watch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ноћни стражар"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "guards on such a watch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "imaginaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "guards on such a watch",
      "word": "gece bekçisi"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "night watch"
  ],
  "word": "night watch"
}

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