Night of the Long Knives

See also: night of the long knives

English

Etymology

See night of the long knives.

Noun

Night of the Long Knives (plural Nights of the Long Knives)

1. Alternative letter-case form of night of the long knives (“purge”) used especially in reference to a specific one, particularly the 1934 one in Germany, but also e.g. the British one of 1962 or the Canadian one of 1981