WATCH

watch, n. Maritime law. 1. A division of a ship’s crew (port or starboard watch). [Cases: Collision 77, 81, 99. C.J.S. Collision §§ 129–137, 143–147.] 2. The division of the day into time periods of service by officers and the crew (four-hour watch). watch, vb. Hist. To stand guard during the night.