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