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单词 to be off the watch
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to be off the watch
a. [Developed from sense 4] That period of time for which each of the divisions of a ship's company (called ‘watches’: see 18) alternately remains on deck; usually four hours, with the exception of the dog-watches (see dogwatch n.). (One's) watch below, off, the time one is off duty. to be off the watch: to be off duty.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun] > crew > watch > period of a watch
watch1585
society > leisure > [verb (intransitive)] > be or come off duty
to be off the watch1848
to stand down1915
society > leisure > [noun] > time off
remedyc1450
intermission?1566
vacancy1599
by-time1609
off-duty1844
watch below, off1850
stand easy1859
off time1866
time off1881
lay-off1889
make and mend1899
laze-off1924
R and R1952
downtime1971
me time1980
1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. ii. 2 We about the first watch sayled straight towards the port of Carry.
1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia i. 20 When we had run 30. leagues we had 40. fadom, then 70. then 100. After 2. or 3. watches more we were in 24. fadoms.
a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 4 As the master of the ship conceived we ran seven leagues in a watch, in four hours.
1697 London Gaz. No. 3317/4 In a Watch and a half..they gained so much of us, that we saw no probability of coming up with them.
1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 434 He that on the mainmast head While morning kindles with a windy red, Begins a long look-out for distant land, Nor quits, till ev'ning watch, his giddy stand.
1848 W. A. Ross Yacht Voy. Norway, Denmark & Sweden II. 256 The sailors who were below and off the watch, rose as we entered.
1850 H. Melville White-jacket xxi. 101 At eight o'clock in the morning your watch-below comes round, and you are not liable to duty until noon.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Watch,..the word is also applied to the time during which the watch remains on deck, usually four hours, with the exception of the dog-watches.
1898 R. Kipling Fleet in Being i. 4 I counted seven speeds in one watch, ranging from eight knots to seventeen.
1914 Glasgow Herald 26 Aug. 8 The master was having his watch off, and was lying down amidships.
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