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1) Морской термин: ночная вахта (с полночи до четырёх часов утра)2) Сленг: время ночной смены -
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ночная смена (с 12 ночи до 8 утра; мор. с 12 до4) -
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[ʹgreıvjɑ:d] n1. 1) кладбищеthis firm is the graveyard of every initiative - образн. в этой фирме гибнет всякое (хорошее) начинание
2) место захоронения (опасных отходов)2. амер. полит. разг.1) тайна, большой секрет2) потолок ( в продвижении по службе)♢
graveyard vote - незаконный /мошеннический/ голос ( поданный во время голосования от лица умершего)graveyard watch - мор. ночная вахта ( с полночи до четырёх часов утра)
graveyard shift - сл. смена, начинающаяся около двенадцати часов ночи, ночная смена
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5 graveyard
1. n кладбище2. n место захоронения3. n амер. полит. разг. тайна, большой секретthis is graveyard — об этом — молчок
4. n амер. полит. разг. потолокСинонимический ряд:cemetery (noun) burial ground; burying ground; cemetery; God's acre; mausoleum; memorial park; necropolis; polyandrium; potter's field; sacred soil -
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7 night watch
1. ночной дозор, ночная стража2. мор. ночная вахтаstarboard watch — первая вахта; вахта правого борта
3. ночной дозорный, вахтенный4. ист. ночная стража
См. также в других словарях:
graveyard watch — noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑middle watch, ↑midwatch, ↑night watch • Hypernyms: ↑watch * * * noun 1. : midwatch … Useful english dictionary
graveyard watch — 1. See graveyard shift. 2. Naut. See middle watch. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
graveyard watch — noun The middle watch on a ship, from midnight to 4 am … Wiktionary
watch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. look (at), scrutinize, examine; view, stare, ogle; regard, follow, survey; be alert, guard; chaperone, tend, baby sit; oversee, superintend; wait, guard, patrol. n. vigil, surveillance, sentry duty;… … English dictionary for students
graveyard shift — 1. a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours. 2. those who work this shift. Also called graveyard watch, lobster shift. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
watch — Synonyms and related words: Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, animadvert, appear, assister, astronomical clock, atomic clock, attend, attend to, await, baby sit, bakehead, be at … Moby Thesaurus
graveyard shift — grave′yard shift n. 1) a work shift usu. beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours 2) those who work this shift. Also called grave′yard watch • Etymology: 1905–10, amer … From formal English to slang
night watch — noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑graveyard watch, ↑middle watch, ↑midwatch • Hypernyms: ↑watch * * * night watching. 1. a watch or guard kept during the night. 2 … Useful english dictionary
middle watch — noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑graveyard watch, ↑midwatch, ↑night watch • Hypernyms: ↑watch … Useful english dictionary
middle watch — Naut. the watch from midnight until 4 A.M. Also called graveyard watch, midwatch. [1605 15] * * * … Universalium
Ankh-Morpork City Watch — The Ankh Morpork City Watch is a fictional police force within the Discworld series of books by Terry Pratchett. It is based in the city state of Ankh Morpork on the Discworld. The Watch was originally two units, the Day Watch and the Night Watch … Wikipedia