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graveyard watch

graveyard watch noun: the middle watch on a ship, from midnight to 4 am.

Noun

graveyard watch (plural graveyard watches)

  1. The middle watch on a ship, from midnight to 4 am.

Forms of graveyard watch

pluralgraveyard watches

Questions about graveyard watch

What does graveyard watch mean?
Graveyard watch means the middle watch on a ship, from midnight to 4 am.
What part of speech is graveyard watch?
Graveyard watch is a noun.
What is the plural of graveyard watch?
The plural of graveyard watch is graveyard watches.

Words near graveyard watch in the dictionary

  1. graveyard slot
  2. graveyard slots
  3. graveyard spiral
  4. graveyard spirals
  5. graveyard stew
  6. graveyard watch
  7. graveyard watches
  8. graveyards
  9. graveyardy
  10. gravi-
  11. gravic

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