Underground Railroad Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
one-night stand | a performance in one place on one night only |
nightlife night life | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.), a futile search for intelligent nightlife, in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
night game | a game played under artificial illumination at night |
pool pocket billiards | any of various games played on a pool table having pockets |
numbers pool numbers game numbers racket numbers | an illegal daily lottery |
nightlife night life | the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion |
one-night stand | a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night, he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands |
watch night | a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve) |
night-stop | a break in a journey for the night |
dirty pool | conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike |
night bird | any bird associated with night: owl, nightingale, nighthawk, etc |
night raven | any bird that cries at night |
owl bird of Minerva bird of night hooter | nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes |
night lizard | small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba, bear live young |
night snake Hypsiglena torquata | nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico |
night heron night raven | nocturnal or crepuscular herons |
blackrowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax | night heron of both Old and New Worlds |
yellowrowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea | North American night heron |
Alaskan pipeline trans-Alaska pipeline | an oil pipeline that runs miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez |
cabaret nightclub night club club nightspot | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink, don't expect a good meal at a cabaret, the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night, he played the drums at a jazz club |
cable railway funicular funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
car railcar railway car railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
cog railway rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
cue cue stick pool cue pool stick | sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards |
elevated railway elevated railroad elevated el overhead railway | a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
line railway line rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
locomotive engine locomotive engine railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
night bell | a doorbell to be used at night |
night latch | doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside |
night-light | light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids) |
night-line | a fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night |
pool | an excavation that is (usually) filled with water |
pool ball | ball used in playing pool |
pool table billiard table snooker table | game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played |
railroad track railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
railway railroad railroad line railway line railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
railway junction | a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross |
railway station railroad station railroad terminal train station train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
Saturday night special | a cheap handgun that is easily obtained |
scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
swimming pool swimming bath natatorium | pool that provides a facility for swimming, `swimming bath' is a British term |
wading pool | a shallow pool for children |
yard railway yard railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
night vision night-sight scotopic vision twilight vision | the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) |
night letter | a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day |
good night | a conventional expression of farewell |
night terror | an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings |
opening opening night curtain raising | the first performance (as of a theatrical production), the opening received good critical reviews |
labor force labor pool | the source of trained people from which workers can be hired |