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- noun The duties of a
watchkeeper , i.e. keeping alookout .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rather it's based on many hours watchkeeping on a bridge.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Baker and Jakov traded off watchkeeping and slept in Hammerlab when they slept at all.
Lucifer's Hammer Niven, Larry 1977
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He never did much watchkeeping, because he slept soundly every night.
The Breaking Wave Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1955
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The benefit of the coalition is that each party is watchkeeping its bedfellow to ensure proper standards are maintained.
Evening Standard - Home Craig Woodhouse 2012
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In particular, the automated warship would need to avoid crashing into other vessels as it prowled the seas on the business of the US government, a function normally performed by bridge watchkeeping officers.
Signs of the Times 2010
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In particular, the automated warship would need to avoid crashing into other vessels as it prowled the seas on the business of the US government, a function normally performed by bridge watchkeeping officers.
Signs of the Times 2010
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There are commanders at many levels in my Bn that I would not follow to the bar if the bell had been rung - surely these are best mobilised into watchkeeping or LO roles for example rather than being shoehorned into a formed unit system for which they are blatantly not fit just so we can say that TA commanders have commanded on operations?
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Inevitably it intensified after her collision with a freighter during a training run and the subsequent leak of the maritime investigation report that criticised her watchkeeping and found that she had made no course plots.
YBW News 2010
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There are commanders at many levels in my Bn that I would not follow to the bar if the bell had been rung - surely these are best mobilised into watchkeeping or LO roles for example rather than being shoehorned into a formed unit system for which they are blatantly not fit just so we can say that TA commanders have commanded on operations?
Army Rumour Service 2010
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In particular, the automated warship would need to avoid crashing into other vessels as it prowled the seas on the business of the US government, a function normally performed by bridge watchkeeping officers.
Signs of the Times 2010
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