morning watch

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.

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morning watch British  

noun

1. nautical the watch between 4 and 8 am

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Etymology

Origin of morning watch

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

Which is: When you get up first thing in the morning, watch the sun rise for 10 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times

A Morning watch: She survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

From New York Times

You could just wake up every morning, watch SportsCenter, and marvel at the two juggernauts going toe-to-toe against each other and against history.

From Golf Digest

On Sunday morning, O’Donell and Greg Whittaker, of Galveston’s Audubon group, spotted 93 cranes during the early morning watch at Sweetwater Preserve, posted private land owned by the Galveston Bay Foundation.

From Washington Times

It was shortly after the bell rang for the close of morning watch; we paraded the deck by company for the exercise of our limbs.

From Literature