deck watch

American  

noun

1. (on a ship) a precision watch used on deck for navigational purposes to avoid disturbing the chronometer.

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Etymology

Origin of deck watch

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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deck watch

Formerly, before an officer was allowed to stand a deck watch under way, he had to have two years at sea in addition to his four years' training at the Naval Academy.

From Time Magazine Archive

The deck watch gazed down at him in awe.

From Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle by Sewell Ford

Still, that lieutenant was positive that the outrage hadn't been perpetrated during his deck watch.

From The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat by Victor G. Durham

The deck watch saw ghosts walking apparently in mid-air over the moonlit bay, and claimed that he saw the white figure of a man pass through the solid hull-plates of the ship.

From The White Invaders by Ray Cummings

It was, in fact, nearly eleven o'clock when a man of the deck watch reported that a boat had put off from the flagship and was apparently heading for the "Grigsby."

From Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock