curfew meaning

curfew as a noun

1. the time that the curfew signal is sounded

   Type of: deadline

2. a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions

   Type of: signal

3. an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited

   Type of: decree

curfew in a sentence

• A curfew was imposed on the city.
• I decided to flout the rules and stay out past curfew.
• After the looting, the government ordered a curfew.
• Are you going to pull curfew on me?
• There is a curfew in effect from dusk to dawn.

How to pronounce curfew

curfew is pronounced /ˈkɝfju/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.