wristwatch

/ ˈrɪstˌwɒtʃ /

noun

1. a watch worn strapped around the wrist

Example Sentences

The remains were found in January by a Polish Antarctic expedition, alongside a wristwatch, a radio, and a pipe.

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Then he announced he had a surprise for the kiddo he had nicknamed “Big Ben,” thanks to a sonogram picture he saw where the baby was the same length as a wristwatch.

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"I built my house and educated my children all from the proceeds of wristwatch repairing," he says.

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In one of the videos, a fighter displays his wristwatch to the camera, showing the date as 25 October - and repeating it out loud - the date of the massacre in al-Seriha.

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Items included the American singer and actor's silver ring, a part-smoked cigar, his father's wristwatch, and an elaborate, white jumpsuit, which sold for £400.

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Related Words

• timepiece