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night vision

American  

noun

  1. ability to see at night or in a dim light.


Etymology

Origin of night vision

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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If you're using a phone app to locate planets, enable the red light feature, because "the red light won't affect your night vision as much as a bright white light would."

From BBC

It helped that he knew how to land a CRJ and how to steer a Black Hawk while peering through night vision goggles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coal remembered the night vision goggles and the hammer Doc had in her purse.

From Literature

Soldiers zip around in light, maneuverable vehicles out of a Mad Max movie that one military official called the biggest game-changer since night vision.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pilots rely on night vision goggles and, as has been the case during much of the Palisades and Eaton fires, light from the full moon.

From Los Angeles Times