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morning watch

American  

noun

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


morning watch British  

noun

  1. nautical the watch between 4 and 8 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

Etymology

Origin of morning watch

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2024

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 Jun. 24, 2019

Don Walsh recounted being on morning watch on the deck of the Virgo and spotting the fishing boat.

From New York Times Nov. 7, 2017

Since Everton is on TV and Fulham is online, consider a multiple-screen morning: watch the Toffees on TV and the Cottagers on your laptop or tablet.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2012

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 "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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