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under cover of darkness

under cover of darkness prepositional phrase: synonym of under cover of night.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of under cover of night.

Synonyms of under cover of darkness

Forms of under cover of darkness

alternative formunder the cover of darkness

Questions about under cover of darkness

What does under cover of darkness mean?
Under cover of darkness means synonym of under cover of night.
What part of speech is under cover of darkness?
Under cover of darkness is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under cover of darkness in the dictionary

  1. under clothes
  2. under construction
  3. under control
  4. under correction
  5. under cover
  6. under cover of darkness
  7. under cover of night
  8. under erasure
  9. under fire
  10. under glass
  11. under ground

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