first watch

noun

Aboard a ship, a watch from 8 p.m. to midnight.

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Meanings

nounfirst watch (plural first watches)

plural first watches

  1. Aboard a ship, a watch from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Translations

Finnish iltavahti
  • iltavahtiwatch
Cite this entry
APA

first watch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20watch

MLA

“first watch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20watch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first watch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20watch.

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