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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch.

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Examples

  • It overwatches at a distance such that enemy engagement of the lead element will not prevent the trailing element from firing or moving to support the lead element.

    FM 44-48 - Glossary United States Army 1993

  • It becomes difficult to sleep even after being physically drained from patrols, post, overwatches and carrying five hundred sandbags up eighty feet of stairs after each post cycle.

    AfterDowningStreet.org Chip 2010

  • It becomes difficult to sleep even after being physically drained from patrols, post, overwatches and carrying five hundred sandbags up eighty feet of stairs after each post cycle.

    AfterDowningStreet.org Chip 2010

  • Brigade Combat Team, overwatches a street in Sadr City during Operation Iron Fury.

    WN.com - Articles related to Mexico sees sense in war on drugs 2010

  • We had a lot of special weapons up there, and we had people on the roof, and overwatches on the hillsides, "Stellers said.

    unknown title 2009

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