Meanings
prepositional phrase
alternative under the cover of night
- Hidden or protected by the darkness of night.
Synonyms: under cover of darkness
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseHidden or protected by the darkness of night.
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Translations
Czech pod rouškou noci
- pod rouškou nociTranslations
Danish i nattens mulm og mørke
- i nattens mulm og mørkeTranslations
Finnish yön pimeydessä
- yön pimeydessäTranslations
French à la faveur de la nuit
- à la faveur de la nuitTranslations
Hungarian a sötétség leple alatt
- a sötétség leple alattTranslations
Italian col favore delle tenebre, all'ombra
- col favore delle tenebreTranslations
- all'ombraTranslations
Polish pod osłoną nocy
- pod osłoną nocyTranslations
Russian под покро́вом но́чи
- под покро́вом но́чи (pod pokróvom nóči)Translations
Welsh dan lenni'r nos
- dan lenni'r nosTranslations
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APA
under cover of night. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20cover%20of%20night
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“under cover of night.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20cover%20of%20night. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “under cover of night,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20cover%20of%20night.
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