DOGWATCH


Meaning of DOGWATCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdȯg-ˌwäch ]

noun

Date: 1700

1. : either of two watches of two hours on shipboard that extend from 4 to 6 and 6 to 8 p.m.

2. : any of various night shifts ; especially : the last shift

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.