Definition of Night bell

1. Noun. A doorbell to be used at night.

Generic synonyms: Bell, Buzzer, Doorbell

Lexicographical Neighbors of Night Bell

night-blooming cereus
night-light
night-line
night-rail
night-raven
night-robe
night-sight
night-soil
night-soils
night-stop
night-terrors
night-time
night and day
night bell (current term)
night bird
night birds
night blind
night blindness
night blindnesses
night care
night court
night emissions
night game
night hawk
night hawks

Literary usage of Night bell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1850)
"She rang the night-bell of a shop where she was a stranger, and in a few minutes was admitted. She apologised for giving so much trouble, but said that the ..."

2. A B C of the Telephone: A Practical and Useful Treatise for Students and by James Edward Homans (1901)
"The Switchboard night bell.—In small exchanges at most times, and in large exchanges at night, during dull hours and on Sundays, it frequently happens that ..."

3. Homœopathic Therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal (1890)
"Constant, day and night: Bell., Calc., Caust., Natr. m., Sil., Sulph. ... During day only, none at night: Bell., Calc., Merc., Nux v. ..."

4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1907)
"When a subscriber rings, the shut- RB ter of his line drop L falls and closes the night-bell circuit containing the night bell V, the special drop D, ..."

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