Curfew

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A regulation requiring certain or all people to leave the streets or be at home at a prescribed hour.
  • n. The time at which such a restriction begins or is in effect: a 10 P.M. curfew for all residents.
  • n. The signal, such as a bell, announcing the beginning of this restriction.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.
  • n. The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.
  • n. Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
  • n. The time when such restriction begins.
  • n. A signal indicating this time.
  • n. A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself.
  • n. A utensil for covering the fire.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The ringing of a bell at an early hour (originally 8 o'clock) in the evening, as a signal to the inhabitants of a town or village to extinguish their fires and lights; the time of ringing the bell; the bell so rung, or its sound.
  • n. A cover, ornamented or plain, for a fire; a fire-plate; a blower.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
  • n. an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
  • n. the time that the curfew signal is sounded
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sign    signaling    signal    edict    order    decree    rescript    Fiat    deadline   
    Cross Reference
    state of siege    state of emergency    martial law   
    Form
    curfew pass   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ringing   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vesper    church-bell    prowler    alarum    zoning    Campana    front-door    newscast    Angelus   
     
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