"under cover of night" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Forms: under the cover of night [alternative]
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  1. Hidden or protected by the darkness of night. Synonyms: under cover of darkness Translations (Translations): pod rouškou noci (Czech), i nattens mulm og mørke (Danish), yön pimeydessä (Finnish), à la faveur de la nuit (French), a sötétség leple alatt (Hungarian), col favore delle tenebre (Italian), all'ombra (Italian), pod osłoną nocy (Polish), под покро́вом но́чи (pod pokróvom nóči) (Russian), dan lenni'r nos (Welsh)
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