midwatch

A noun referring to a watch or duty period during the night, typically from midnight to 8 a.m., often used in nautical or shift-work contexts.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى نوبة الحراسة أو فترة المناوبة في أثناء الليل، ولا سيما الفترة الممتدة من منتصف الليل حتى الثامنة صباحاً، ويُستعمل عادة في السياق البحري أو في نظام العمل بنوبات متعاقبة.

1. Night watch period C1 formal

   A period of duty or watch during the night, typically from midnight to 8 a.m.

   • The sailor was assigned to the midwatch, from midnight until dawn.
   • During the midwatch, the crew kept a careful lookout for icebergs.
   • He found the midwatch to be the quietest and most solitary shift.

   🌐نوبة الحراسة الليلية

   المرادفات: graveyard shiftgraveyard watchmiddle watchnight shiftnight watch

• midwatches plural form
• midwatches' possessive plural form
• midwatch's possessive singular form