afternoon watch
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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After rewatching "Christine" for the first time in ages recently, I would say that, yes, it is bad, but in a delightful way that's just perfect for a fall afternoon watch.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2023
It was drawing well on toward eight bells in the afternoon watch that day when the man whom.
From A Pirate of the Caribbees by C.J. de Lacy
Two bells in the afternoon watch had barely struck when from out of the haze ahead came a low reverberating boom!
From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife
I therefore gave orders that all hands should at once turn-to and give the ’tween-decks a thorough cleansing, in readiness for another inspection by myself at eight bells in the afternoon watch.
From Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship by W. Herbert Holloway
This persuaded him that the day had not yet faded, and he concluded that he had heard the bell strike either in the afternoon watch or the second dog watch of early evening.
From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Frank Earle Schoonover
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