officer of the watch
Americannoun
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This was "designed to alert others if the officer of the watch doesn't respond to something, such as another vessel approaching", or to a person "falling asleep or becoming incapacitated".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
The Alert sent a report from Costa Rica that said the episode had happened in the darkness before dawn, when Lieutenant Schwenk had been the officer of the watch.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2011
One afternoon, creeping toward "Gib," my officer of the watch sighted what he thought was a distant aircraft carrier.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Lay him in the guardroom,” the sentry told them, and as they did so, he turned the crank of the telephone bell and reported what was happening to the officer of the watch.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
"No sign yet, sir," replied the officer of the watch.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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