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stopwatch

[ stop-woch ]

/ ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ /

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noun

a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.

Origin of stopwatch

First recorded in 1730–40; stop + watch

Words nearby stopwatch

stopping by woods on a snowy evening, stopping power, stopple, stops, stopt, stopwatch, stopword, storable, storage, storage battery, storage capacity

Example sentences from the Web for stopwatch

I don't think I can answer that question accurately, because the time approximation, without a stopwatch, would be difficult.

Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Suiting action to word, he took up his stopwatch and set the needle swinging.

The Skylark of Space |Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
Did we make any or do any stopwatch tests about any route from the southeast corner of the sixth floor down to the lunchroom?

Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
You saw the stopwatch on all of these timing occasions when it was started and when it was stopped, is that correct?

Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

He never looked at Natica, nor at the Hartopp; but he tossed me a stopwatch and told me to keep time.

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for stopwatch

stopwatch

/ (ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ) /

noun

a type of watch used for timing events, such as sporting events, accurately, having a device for stopping the hand or hands instantly