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listening watch

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listening watch (plural listening watches)

  1. (military, aviation) Continuous monitoring for incoming communications.
    • 1950, Neville Shute, The Legacy (UK title: A Town Like Alice), New York: William Morrow & Co., Chapter 10, p. 278,[1]
      [] It’s okay here if you want to close down your listening watch for tonight, Jackie. I’d like to have a listening watch in daylight hours tomorrow, from seven o’clock on. Is this Roger? Over.”

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