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1> _мор. полувахта (от 16 до 18 или от 18 до 20 часов)
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Dogwatch — Dog watch , n. (Naut.) A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o clock, p. m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o clock, p. m. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogwatch — [dôg′wäch΄] n. Naut. either of the two duty periods (from 4 to 6 P.M. and from 6 to 8 P.M.) that are half the length of a normal period … English World dictionary
dogwatch — noun /ˈdɒɡwɒtʃ/ a) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. The girls we knew were all on the dogwatch, from four to twelve in the morning. b) A night shift, or other very late or early… … Wiktionary
Dogwatch Saddle — is a snow saddle between Mount Brogger and Mount Morrison, separating the glacial catchments of the Benson Glacier and Cleveland Glacier in Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. A New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party made… … Wikipedia
dogwatch — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
dogwatch — /dawg woch , wawch , dog /, n. 1. Naut. either of two two hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 P.M., the latter from 6 to 8 P.M. 2. Also called lobster shift, lobster trick, sunrise watch. Journalism Slang. the period, after the regular editions… … Universalium
dogwatch — Synonyms and related words: anchor watch, bit, day shift, full time, graveyard shift, half time, lobster trick, night shift, overtime, part time, relay, shift, split schedule, split shift, stint, sunrise watch, swing shift, time, tour, tour of… … Moby Thesaurus
dogwatch — a short, evening period of watch duty on a ship Nautical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
dogwatch — n. (Nautical) any of the two late watch periods on a ship (first from 4 to 6 p.m., the second from 6 to 8 p.m.); any night shift (Informal) … English contemporary dictionary
dogwatch — noun either of two short watches on a ship (4–6 or 6–8 p.m.) … English new terms dictionary
dogwatch — dog′watch or dog′ watch n. 1) naut. navig. either of two two hour nautical watches, from 4 to 6 p . m . or from 6 to 8 p . m 2) cvb inf Informal. any night shift, esp. the last or latest one • Etymology: 1690–1700 … From formal English to slang
