anchor watch
Example Sentences
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And, in 35 hours on the anchor watch, Cronkite committed only one embarrassing blooper by confusing Crooner Tony Martin with Tony Bennett.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had offered to take the anchor watch.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
A kind of anchor watch had been chosen by straws.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Both lads had had other watches, but this was the first time either had been on anchor watch, the watch that is always set when the vessel is in port or at anchor.
From The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers by Patchin, Frank Gee
"Seeing you are on anchor watch with me, I will let you take charge of the extra-duty squad."
From The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers by Patchin, Frank Gee
