Usually means: Initial period of guard duty.
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  1. first watch: Merriam-Webster
  2. first watch: Wordnik
  3. first watch: Wiktionary
  4. First watch: Dictionary.com
  5. First Watch (album), First Watch (restaurant chain), First Watch: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. first watch: FreeDictionary.org

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Definitions from Wiktionary (first watch)

▸ noun:  Aboard a ship, a watch from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Similar:
night watch, watchfire, watch, watchman's detector, watchpost, watchman's clock, night shift, worknight, nightwork, companion, more...

Opposite:
third watch, middle watch, second watch

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Similar:
night watch, watchfire, watch, watchman's detector, watchpost, watchman's clock, night shift, worknight, nightwork, companion, more...

Opposite:
third watch, middle watch, second watch



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