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middle watch

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noun Nautical.

the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.

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Nearby words

middle temple, middle temporal sulcus, middle temporal vein, middle term, middle thyroid vein, middle watch, middle west, middle western, middle westerner, middle white, middle years

Origin of middle watch

First recorded in 1605–15
Also called graveyard watch, midwatch.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for middle watch

  • Jack's shall be the 'dog-watch,' as they call it, and mine shall be the 'middle-watch,' and last till morning.

    Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for middle watch

middle watch

noun

nautical the watch between midnight and 4 am
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012