evening watch

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. the watch from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., often adopted in place of the two dogwatches.

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evening watch

“Yep, those are coyotes,” the campground host confirmed during her evening watch.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022

“There is still much to decide. Spread the word. I want all the leading men in the Shieldhall when the evening watch begins. Tormund should be back by then. Where can I find Toregg?”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

At night, I sat a long time on the deck, listening to the sea songs with which the crew beguile the evening watch.

From Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 by Graham, Maria

He must that afternoon, and also that evening, watch a Harold Parmalee picture.

From Merton of the Movies by Wilson, Harry Leon

Among the principal citizens was Bartolomeo di Senso, who being appointed to the evening watch of one of the gates, a countryman, his friend, told him, that if he went he would be slain.

From History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy by Machiavelli, Niccolò