anchor watch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of anchor watch
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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And, in 35 hours on the anchor watch, Cronkite committed only one embarrassing blooper by confusing Crooner Tony Martin with Tony Bennett.
From Time Magazine Archive
A kind of anchor watch had been chosen by straws.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
He had offered to take the anchor watch.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
When sure that the anchor watch had gone aft, the man rose and crept silently toward the side of the ship.
From The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers by Patchin, Frank Gee
The men were divided into two watches, but all were told that, with the exception of two stationed as an anchor watch, they could turn in till tide turned.
From Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott)
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