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under cover of night

under cover of night prepositional phrase: hidden or protected by the darkness of night.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Hidden or protected by the darkness of night.

Synonyms of under cover of night

Forms of under cover of night

alternative formunder the cover of night

Questions about under cover of night

What does under cover of night mean?
Under cover of night means hidden or protected by the darkness of night.
What part of speech is under cover of night?
Under cover of night is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under cover of night in the dictionary

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

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