stopwatch

[ stop-woch ]

/ ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ /

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noun

a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.

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Origin of stopwatch

First recorded in 1730–40; stop + watch

Words nearby stopwatch

stop the clock, stop thrust, stop time, stop up, stop volley, stopwatch, stopword, stop-work, storable, storage, storage battery

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How to use stopwatch in a sentence

Temporarily unavailable for reasons unknown, but most likely due for a comeback any day now, the timer and stopwatch tools can help you manage time when nothing else will.
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Nobody took a stopwatch and timed how long I was unresponsive.
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Suiting action to word, he took up his stopwatch and set the needle swinging.
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I don't think I can answer that question accurately, because the time approximation, without a stopwatch, would be difficult.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Do you remember offhand what the stopwatch timed us at—I think we did it twice, is that correct?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Did we make any or do any stopwatch tests about any route from the southeast corner of the sixth floor down to the lunchroom?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
You saw the stopwatch on all of these timing occasions when it was started and when it was stopped, is that correct?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for stopwatch

stopwatch

/ (ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ) /

noun

a type of watch used for timing events, such as sporting events, accurately, having a device for stopping the hand or hands instantly

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