middle watch

noun

, Nautical.

1. the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.

middle watch

noun

1. nautical the watch between midnight and 4 am

Word History and Origins

Origin of middle watch¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

At 4.30 he called the master and informed him that Mr. Stone had told him he had seen rockets in the middle watch.

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During the middle watch the wind stiffened and the Kelvinhaugh was making heavy weather of the going.

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A light southerly sprung up with the cessation of the rain in the middle watch, and “Lee fore-brace!”

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We got him aboard just before eight bells of the second dog-watch, and it was eight bells of the middle watch afore he spoke.

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Armstrong had the middle watch, which ends at four in the morning, and he was relieved by Allardyce.

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