Guard
Guard noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.
Night watch and guard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Night watch" instead a noun "Guard".
Night watch
Night watch noun - A watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.).
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Synonyms for Night watch
Guard and night watch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guard" instead a noun phrase "Night watch".
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- A version of this is pulled in the movie Hackers, where the male lead talks a guard on night watch at the local TV station into handing over the number to the modem by claiming to work in accounting.
Source: Bavarian Fire Drill - In one of the Night Watch books the protagonist is going to pass the guard.
Source: Make It Look Like a Struggle
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