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Definition of "nighthawk" []

  • Any of several chiefly nocturnal birds of the genus Chordeiles, especially C. minor, having mottled grayish-brown feathers with a white spot on the wings. Also called bullbat, mosquito hawk. (noun)
  • The European nightjar. (noun)
  • Informal A night owl. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nighthawk" in a sentence
  • "So it should be no surprise that I actually filled out this music survey thingy I found in nighthawk's LJ."
  • "There is a glorious passage by Henry Thoreau of his encounter with a nightjar relative called a nighthawk."
  • "The high-pitched sound is from a soaring insect-eater called a nighthawk."