EOW
Americanabbreviation
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end of watch: (used especially by law enforcement and the military to indicate on log sheets the end of a shift or watch.)
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end of watch: (used to mark the date a police officer was killed in the line of duty.)
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Business. end of (work) week.
The deadline for all marketing proposals is EOW—get them submitted by 5 p.m. this Friday or they will not be considered.
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Beneath his name are the letters EOW, which stand for End of Watch, and the date he died - 1863.
From BBC • May 21, 2021
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