overwatch
Americanverb
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to watch over
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archaic to fatigue with long watching or lack of sleep
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Example Sentences
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“American destroyers are on station, supported by hundreds of fighter jets, helicopters, drones, and surveillance aircraft, providing 24/7 overwatch for peaceful commercial vessels.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
There’s also more unseen security being deployed including cameras and overwatch by officers and federal agents than in decades past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Before, during and after the mission, US Space Force Guardians of Delta 7 were providing overwatch.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
We could have continued overwatch not just of potential new terrorist threats in-country but also observed what was happening across the borders in Pakistan and Iran.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2021
Like legendary sentinels of a vanished past, they seem to overwatch the valley.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Martin Hume
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