LISTENING WATCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does listening watch mean? 

• LISTENING WATCH (noun)
  The noun LISTENING WATCH has 1 sense:

1. a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch

  Familiarity information: LISTENING WATCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LISTENING WATCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

continuous receiver watch; listening watch

Hypernyms ("listening watch" is a kind of...):

vigil; watch (a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe)