Definition of "night-watch" []

• A watch or period in the night. (noun)
• A watch or guard in the night. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Also, I will say that in all my life I never went through more torment and mental suffering than on that lonely night-watch on the Sophie"
• "Both Securitas and its distant cousin G4S PLC, the global security industry's number one in terms of revenue and number of employees, trace their roots to a small night-watch business started in the early 20th century in Copenhagen."
• "My rage against the Mormon had left my brain in such a tingle that I was still awake when my father crawled into the wagon after a last round of the night-watch."