| 单词 | night post |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnight post night post n. (a) an evening or night-time postal delivery or service; (b) Military a soldier's night-time position or station; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1818 A. M. Woodforde Let. 13 Dec. (1932) iv. 213 Your letter I received by the last night post. 1829 J. F. Cooper Wept of Wish Ton-Wish vii. 110 Had one happened to pass at a later hour than common near the night-post of than gentle-spoken soldier, he would not have been found like a sentinel of this household. 1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece IX. ii. lxx. 124 Taking up their night-post at a distance..from the Grecian position. 1990 A. R. Ammons in Really Short Poems 90 (title of poem) Night post. < as lemmas |
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