The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.

An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch.

That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch.

To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.

To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.

To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.

To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.

(1) one of the seven divisions of the nautical day; (2) one of two divisions of the seamen forming the ship's company.

a POST OR PERIOD OF DUTY. [E.G. Quarterdeck watch; phone; dempsey dumpster watch; after lookout sounding watch etc.

A six hour shift during which a group of men at their specific stations operate the ship. A watchstation is an individual's assignment during the watch.

A division of the ship's company who keep the deck for a certain time. One is called the starboard, and the other the port watch.

a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!"

a portion of time assigned for continuous duty. Usually 4 hours on then 8 hours off. Watches on ships with reduced manning can be 6 hours on 6 hours off.

One of the six four-hour periods or shifts of work during a day on board a seagoing vessel.

a period of duty to which part of a boat's crew is assigned; also, crew members assigned for that period of duty.

The vigil kept at the Place of Reservation after the Maundy Thursday liturgy.

(1) a division of crew into shifts. (2) The time each watch has duty.

A ship's crew is divided into two watches, one of which sails the ship while the other is off-duty resting or sleeping. One is the starboard watch and the other the port watch. Each span of duty lasts 4 hours or 8 bells and is also called a watch. Ther is a middle watch, which lasts from midnight until 4 am. Then comes the early morning watch from 4 until 8 am, also called Diana, followed by the morning watch until noon. The afternoon watch is from midday until 4 pm. So that each group or watch does not always come on duty at the same time, the 4-8 pm watch is divided into two, which are called dog-watches.

A four-hour interval on a ship. For larger ships, the crewmembers on duty may change with the watch. (See Time on Dragonships.)

Any of the periods of duty into which the day is divided on a ship, so that the work is shared among alternating shifts of the crew

1) A division of crew into shifts. 2) The time each division of crew has duty.

the day at sea is divided into six four hour periods. Three groups of watchstanders are on duty for four hours and then off for eight, then back to duty. Seamen often work overtime during their off time.

A period of time during which a firefighter is assigned to the communications center desk or to other duties.

A watch is a period of work duty, traditionally on a ship but also in some other areas of employment which have been influenced by naval language. They are generally periods of four or two hours and are designed to allocate the working hours of a ship's crew so that the ship is operated effectively over all 24 hours of the day for the duration of long voyages or operations. Sometimes, especially on submarines, the watch schedule incorporates hot bunking to allow a limited number of beds to be shared by crewmembers with different downtimes.

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Indication by the NWS that, in a defined area, conditions are favorable for the specified type of severe weather (e.g., flash flood watch, severe thunderstorm watch, tornado watch, tropical storm watch) (FEMA definition). See also warning.

Indicates that conditions are favorable for the development of the specified severe weather condition.

a National Weather Service statement indicating that a particular weather hazard is possible, or that conditions are more favorable than usual for its occurrence

an indication of where and when the probabilities are highest that severe weather or a tornado could occur

a recommendation for planning, preparation, and increased awareness before the storm hits, or in other words, be alert for changing weather conditions, listen for further information, and think about what to do if a dangerous storm materializes

a statement that severe weather/tornado conditions are present and could occur

informs the public that conditions exist that are favorable for the occurence of severe weather conditions within twelve to thirty-six hours of the given announcement.

A weather forecast given before a bad weather event, used to warn people of possible danger.

Issued when hazardous weather of hydrologic conditions are possible but its occurrence, location and/or timing is still uncertain. A watch is intended to provide lead time so those who need to set plans in motion may do so.

Alerts the public to the possibility of severe weather, or some other hazardous weather element. It is intended to provide enough lead time so those who need to set their plans in motion can do so.

Forecast issued in advance to alert the public of the possibility of a particular hazard (e.g., tornado watch, flash flood watch).

(WTCH) -- A NWS product that means conditions are favorable for severe weather or dangerous events to occur. Be alert, monitor NOAA Weather Radio or other weather information sources, and be prepared to take action if the watch is upgraded to a warning.

a National Weather Service product indicating that conditions are favorable for the occurrence of a particular hazard. A watch is a recommendation for planning, preparation, and increased awareness.

Conditions are favorable for a certain threatening weather condition to occur. It doesn't mean the threatening weather condition is occuring.

An NWS product indicating that a particular hazard is possible, i.e., that conditions are more favorable than usual for its occurrence. A watch is a recommendation for planning, preparation, and increased awareness (i.e., to be alert for changing weather, listen for further information, and think about what to do if the danger materializes).

Issued when the risk of a hazardous weather or hydrologic event has increased significantly but its occurrence, location, and/or timing is still uncertain. It is intended to provide enough lead time so that those who need to set their plans in motion can do so. Compare warning, weather advisory.

A forecast issued well in advance of a severe weather event to alert the public of the possibility of a particular hazard, such as tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flash and river floods, winter storms, or heavy snows.

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a small portable clock that displays the current

a small portable clock which displays the current time and sometimes the current day , date , month and year

a small portable device which displays the current time

In Unix, watch runs the specified command repeatedly and displays the output on stdout so you can watch it change over time. By default, the command is run every 2 seconds, although this is adjustable with the -n secs argument. Since the command is passed to sh -c, you may need to encase it in quotes for it to run correctly.

Issued when a threat is expected within 24 to 36 hours. Preliminary precautions should be taken.

A message that describer a potential threat to the safety of life and/or property.

a work period generally four hours long; also refers to those standing watch as an individual, pair, or group

An instrument to keep time, ordinarily worn on the wrist with a plain or ornamental strap, but also as a pocket watch, as a pendant, in a ring, and sometimes in a jewel.

observe or determine by looking; "Watch how the dog chases the cats away"

an object that, by definition and in purpose, shows observes something other than itself