1
: a cloth cap worn with nightclothes
2
: a usually alcoholic drink taken at the end of the day
3
: the final race or contest of a day's sports
especially
: the second game of a baseball doubleheader
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With Saturday’s win and No. 12 Wisconsin’s loss, the Terps are in line to play in one of the Day 3 nightcaps.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
There’s an airy conservatory laced with greenery, and a drawing room set beneath double-height ceilings with a large marble fireplace and expansive bar suitable for a nightcap.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
In the nightcap, Rory McIlroy and Boston Common Golf continued to struggle, losing 6-3 to Atlanta Drive GC to fall to 0-3-1 on the season.
—Troy Finnegan, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The nightcap meant nothing to either the Americans or Swedes: The U.S. had already clinched a spot in Thursday night’s championship game against Canada, which beat Finland earlier Monday, and Sweden needed Canada to falter to have a chance of making the final.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
There’s an airy conservatory laced with greenery, and a drawing room set beneath double-height ceilings with a large marble fireplace and expansive bar suitable for a nightcap.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
In the nightcap, Rory McIlroy and Boston Common Golf continued to struggle, losing 6-3 to Atlanta Drive GC to fall to 0-3-1 on the season.
—Troy Finnegan, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The nightcap meant nothing to either the Americans or Swedes: The U.S. had already clinched a spot in Thursday night’s championship game against Canada, which beat Finland earlier Monday, and Sweden needed Canada to falter to have a chance of making the final.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Nightcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightcap. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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nightcap
noun
night·cap
ˈnīt-ˌkap 
1
: a cap worn with nightclothes
2
: a drink taken at bedtime
3
: the final race or contest of a day's sports activities
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