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  • noun The duties of a watchkeeper, i.e. keeping a lookout.

Etymologies

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watch +‎ keeping

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Examples

  • Rather it's based on many hours watchkeeping on a bridge.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • Baker and Jakov traded off watchkeeping and slept in Hammerlab when they slept at all.

    Lucifer's Hammer Niven, Larry 1977

  • He never did much watchkeeping, because he slept soundly every night.

    The Breaking Wave Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1955

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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