night-hawk
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Night hawk — Night Night (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
night|hawk — «NYT HK», noun. 1. a bird, related to the whippoorwill, that flies about at dusk in search of insects, often over city roofs; bullbat; mosquito hawk. It is an American goatsucker, similar to the whippoorwill but with white wing patches. 2. the… … Useful english dictionary
night hawk — Goatsucker Goat suck er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to {Caprimulgus} and allied genera, esp. the European species ({Caprimulgus Europ[ae]us}); so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Night Hawk — Olympic medal record Men s lacrosse Competitor for Canada Bronze 1904 St Louis Team competition Night Hawk was a Canadian lacrosse … Wikipedia
Night-hawk — (Heb. tahmas) occurs only in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15). This was supposed to be the night jar (Caprimulgus), allied to the swifts. The Hebrew word is derived from a root meaning to scratch or tear the face, and may be … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter 2.0 — Developer(s) Microprose Software Publisher(s) Microprose Software … Wikipedia
Night Hawk River — Coordinates: 48°18′09″N 81°00′33″W / 48.3025°N 81.00917°W / 48.3025; 81.00917 … Wikipedia
Night Hawk Lake — Coordinates: 48°28′22″N 80°58′32″W / 48.47278°N 80.97556°W / 48.47278; 80.97556 … Wikipedia
night-hawk — n. one who works at night … English contemporary dictionary
night-hawk — … Useful english dictionary
