deck watch

American  

noun

1. (on a ship) a precision watch used on deck for navigational purposes to avoid disturbing the chronometer.

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Etymology

Origin of deck watch

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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deck watch

Formerly, before an officer was allowed to stand a deck watch under way, he had to have two years at sea in addition to his four years' training at the Naval Academy.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was, in fact, nearly eleven o'clock when a man of the deck watch reported that a boat had put off from the flagship and was apparently heading for the "Grigsby."

From Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

Still, that lieutenant was positive that the outrage hadn't been perpetrated during his deck watch.

From The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat by Durham, Victor G.

If there was one thing on which the lieutenant prided himself, it was upon the strictness of his deck watch.

From The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat by Durham, Victor G.

Yet only the same deck watch appeared in sight.

From The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)