forenoon watch
nounNautical.
the watch from 8 a.m. until noon.
Origin of forenoon watch
1First recorded in 1825–35
Words Nearby forenoon watch
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How to use forenoon watch in a sentence
It was, in short, a thoroughly disagreeable day, and I was by no means sorry that it was my forenoon watch below.
A Middy of the King | Harry CollingwoodBut in the middle of the forenoon watch a long and rather faint streak of black was discovered in the east.
Fighting for the Right | Oliver OpticAt two bells in the forenoon watch she was about a mile abreast of the chase, which had not yet shown her colors.
Fighting for the Right | Oliver OpticShe waited until she could meet him quite casually on deck, and later in the forenoon watch.
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound | Alice B. EmersonLet me see: Garboard has the forenoon watch to-morrow, and we shall both be off duty after general quarters.
Brave Old Salt | Oliver Optic
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