morning watch
noun Nautical.
the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
Origin of morning watch
First recorded in 1525–35
Words nearby morning watch
morning line,
morning prayer,
morning sickness,
morning star,
morning tea,
morning watch,
morning-after pill,
morning-glory,
mornings,
moro,
moro gulf
Example sentences from the Web for morning watch
Early in the morning-watch a sudden stir of the men on deck woke me, and I bundled up in five minutes' time.
Wasn't I on the morning-watch myself, and beside him four hours of the night before, and turned in at eight bells?
Somehow Good |William de Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for morning watch
morning watch
noun
nautical
the watch between 4 and 8 am