middle watch

noun Nautical.

the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
Also called graveyard watch, midwatch.

Origin of middle watch

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby middle watch

middle temple, middle temporal sulcus, middle temporal vein, middle term, middle thyroid vein, middle watch, middle west, middle western, middle westerner, middle white, middle years

Example sentences from the Web for middle watch

  • Jack's shall be the 'dog-watch,' as they call it, and mine shall be the 'middle-watch,' and last till morning.

    Jack Tier or The Florida Reef |James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for middle watch

middle watch

noun

nautical the watch between midnight and 4 am