Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
day-blindness .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight); night vision.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
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Examples
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The wolves undoubtedly had better night-sight than I did.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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They needed Kuari's night-sight, and the owl was happy to oblige.
Elephant in the City 2010
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The green carpet looked more like dark gray, even to the night-sight of an alector.
Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006
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The dirty pallor of his skin and the color of his clothes hid him from those without Kamahl's night-sight.
Odyssey Moore, Vance 2001
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Those same strange, fuzzy, bluish-grey pictures that the night-sight cameras had transmitted from the boys 'bedroom.
Dead Famous Elton, Ben 2001
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The dirty pallor of his skin and the color of his clothes hid him from those without Kamahl's night-sight.
Odyssey Moore, Vance 2001
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If it had not been for the cat's superior night-sight, Chali would not have been able to find the latch holding it.
Fiddler Fair Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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Although most owls were nocturnal, the eagle-owls were comfortable in darkness or daylight; their size gave them a hunting advantage in the daytime, and their night-sight and silent flight the advantage after dark.
Owlsight Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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Four stolen vehicles, 15kg of dagga, several punches for making new engine numbers for vehicles, as well as a stolen vibrator and stolen instant cameras and a pair night-sight binoculars were also recovered.
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Christian Militia included missiles, ammunition, silencers and night-sight equipment, valued at US2308376 in total.
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