as in night
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
The agency said these vehicles seem to have system limitations relating to the detection of stationary vehicles while traveling at highway speeds and in nighttime lighting.
—USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Enjoy nighttime activities like Nightrise at the Banff Gondola, evening ice walks and more.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Santa Monica has already imposed a nighttime curfew for some northern neighborhoods still affected by a mandatory evacuation order.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Downing, 33, was piloting one of two aircraft in a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over what was then known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on Sept. 5, 1967.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
The agency said these vehicles seem to have system limitations relating to the detection of stationary vehicles while traveling at highway speeds and in nighttime lighting.
—USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Enjoy nighttime activities like Nightrise at the Banff Gondola, evening ice walks and more.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Santa Monica has already imposed a nighttime curfew for some northern neighborhoods still affected by a mandatory evacuation order.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighttime. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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