early 14c., "evening signal, ringing of a bell at a fixed hour," from Anglo-French coeverfu (late 13c.), from Old French cuevrefeu, literally "cover fire" (Modern French couvre-feu [..]

the time that the curfew signal is sounded a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets [..]

Time set when people are not allowed to be on the streets. During the occupation of the Netherlands people were not allowed to be on the streets between midnight and 4 o’clock in the morning. This was not a fixed curfew and could be changed at any time. From February 1942, the curfew was changed and people in Amsterdam had to stay indoors from 8 o’ [..]

A police or military regulation requiring persons to keep off the streets after a designated hour. Order-in-Council of Feb. 24, 1942 restricted all Japanese Canadians to their homes from sunset to sun [..]

From the French "couvrir feu," literally, "Cover Fire."

A curfew is an official order to return home before a stated time. It may often be imposed by a government to maintain public order. Some jurisdictions impose curfews on minors. They enact curfew laws [..]

(n) the time that the curfew signal is sounded(n) a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions(n) an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on t [..]

Legislated procedures at an airport to restrict the types of aircraft and the way they can operate at an airport overnight. Four airports in Australia have a curfew – Sydney, Adelaide, Gold Coast and Essendon.