"dogwatch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒɡwɒt͡ʃ/ Forms: dogwatches [plural]
Etymology: From dog + watch, perhaps a calque of German Hundewache. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|watch}} dog + watch, {{cal|en|de|Hundewache|nocap=1}} calque of German Hundewache Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogwatch (plural dogwatches)
  1. (nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: short watch): iltapäivävahti (Finnish), Hundewache [feminine] (German), מִשְׁמֶרֶת כֶּלֶב (mishmerte kelev) [feminine] (Hebrew), hundevakt [masculine] (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-dogwatch-en-noun-SCst~t5N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Norwegian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 19 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 15 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 16 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 16 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 67 16 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 68 16 16 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: short watch': 67 0 33
  2. (by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-dogwatch-en-noun-4srigCRS Disambiguation of Time: 0 91 9
  3. (nautical) A very brief period of naval service. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-dogwatch-en-noun-3UcMiJ0E Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dog watch, dog-watch

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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