curfew
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
curfews
plural
curfews
Britannica Dictionary definition of CURFEW
1
a
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an order or law that requires people to be indoors after a certain time at night
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The teens were stopped by police for violating the curfew.
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The city ordered/imposed a curfew soon after the rioting started.
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The town was placed under curfew.
b
[noncount]
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the period of time when such an order or law is in effect
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No one is allowed on the streets during the curfew.
2
[count]
chiefly US
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the time set by a parent at which a child has to be back home after going out
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He has a 10 o'clock curfew.
