Meaning

1 senses
  1. (attributive)A temporary facility built at short notice during the COVID-19 pandemic, or by extension any other emergency.

More definitions
  • European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
  • English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)

Examples

33 sentences
  1. I heard a nightingale.

    Я чув солов'я. — Teashrock

    ruЯ слышал соловья. — Teashrock

    deIch habe eine Nachtigall gehört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Is that a bullfinch or a nightingale?

  3. The nightingale was on a branch.

    Соловей сидів на гілці. — shanghainese

  4. Florence Nightingale is famous as the woman who began professional nursing.

  5. Soraya can sing like a nightingale.

Forms

plural: Nightingales
SingularNightingale
PluralNightingales

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song:Luscinia megarhynchos
  • English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910):Florence NightingaleLady with the Lamp

See also

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