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listening watches

listening watches is the plural of listening watch.

Meaning of listening watch

Noun

listening watch (plural listening watches)

  1. Continuous monitoring for incoming communications.
    • “ […] It’s okay here if you want to close down your listening watch for tonight, Jackie. I’d like to have a listening watch in daylight hours tomorrow, from seven o’clock on. Is this Roger? Over.”1950, Neville Shute, The Legacy (UK title: A Town Like Alice), New York: William Morrow & Co., Chapter 10, p. 278

Questions about listening watches

What is listening watches the plural of?
Listening watches is the plural of listening watch.

Words near listening watches in the dictionary

  1. listening posts
  2. listening station
  3. listening stations
  4. listening up
  5. listening watch
  6. listening watches
  7. listening with half an ear
  8. listenings
  9. listens
  10. listens after
  11. listens in

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