ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : either of two watches of two hours on shipboard that extend from 4 to 6 and from 6 to 8 p.m. and make an odd number of watches in a day so that crew members who work on a rotating watch system will not stand the same watches every day
2.
a. : any of various night shifts ; especially : the last shift of an organization which is on duty at all times (as a police department)
b. : lobster shift