1) Duty period on shipboard 2) Late night shift 3) Lookout time, at sea 4) Night shift 5) Watch
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a short, evening period of watch duty on a ship
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a short, evening period of watch duty on a ship
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• (n.) A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o`clock, p. m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o`clock, p. m.
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(from the article `ship`s bell`) ...hour of a watch. The mariner`s day is divided into six watches, each four hours long, except that the 4:00 to 8:00 watch may be `dogged`; that ...
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Dog'watch` noun (Nautical) A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first
dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p. m., and the second
dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, p. m.
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n] - either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
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[Treasure Island] nautical term for either of the two duty periods (from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m.) that are half the length of a normal duty period.
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noun either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
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either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m. · Also calledthe period, after the regular editions of a newspaper have gone to press, during which staff personnel remain on duty to await any new developments that may warrant an extra issue. · any night shift, esp. the last or latest one.
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