Black Watch

American  

noun

1. a regiment of Scottish infantry in the British army (so called from the dark colors in their tartan).

2. the plaid pattern of their tartan.

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Black Watch British  

noun

1. the Royal Highland Regiment in the British Army

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Etymology

Origin of Black Watch

so called for their dark tartan

Example Sentences

In 2006 the National Theatre of Scotland staged his play Black Watch as part of its first season.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

Before his arrest, the father-of-two had been decorated for his military service in Iraq and was made sergeant of the Black Watch sniper platoon.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2022

Everton's new season Away kit sees them go full Black Watch with a kit inspired by those wore two decades before they adopted their now famous royal blue in 1901.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2021

The discovery was made by genealogist Michelle Leonard who was helping to trace the families of the soldiers, including eight from the Black Watch, who are buried in the cemetery in the village of Orcq.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2018

The Gordons stood with the Black Watch at Quatre Bras, and two days later were at Waterloo.

From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by Maxwell, George Hebard