night watch

== English == === Alternative forms === night-watch, nightwatch === 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”). === Noun === night watch (plural night watches) A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night. One or more of the guards on such a watch. One of the watches kept on a marine vessel. Coordinate terms: first watch, graveyard watch The sailors standing such a watch. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Watch Night, watch night, watch-night, watchnight