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first watch

first watch noun: aboard a ship, a watch from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Noun

first watch (plural first watches)

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

Forms of first watch

pluralfirst watches

Questions about first watch

What does first watch mean?
First watch means aboard a ship, a watch from 8 p.m. to midnight.
What part of speech is first watch?
First watch is a noun.
What is the plural of first watch?
The plural of first watch is first watches.

Words near first watch in the dictionary

  1. first violinist
  2. first violinists
  3. first violins
  4. First Vision
  5. First War
  6. first watch
  7. first watches
  8. first water
  9. first woman
  10. first women
  11. First World

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