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watchman's detector

watchman's detector noun: an apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his rounds.

Noun

watchman's detector

  1. (historical) An apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his rounds.

Synonyms of watchman's detector

Questions about watchman's detector

What does watchman's detector mean?
Watchman's detector means an apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his rounds.
What part of speech is watchman's detector?
Watchman's detector is a noun.

Words near watchman's detector in the dictionary

  1. watchmaker's
  2. watchmakers
  3. watchmaking
  4. watchman
  5. watchman's clock
  6. watchman's detector
  7. watchman's rattle
  8. watchman's rattles
  9. watchman's time detector
  10. watchmanly
  11. Watchmans

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