morning watch
Early naval duty
The morning watch is a nautical term for the watch period from 4:00 to 8:00 a.m. on a ship, covering the hours before and after dawn.
By extension, it can refer to any early-morning vigil or duty shift: He took the morning watch while the others slept.
- dawnDay's first glow
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- deckShip's flat surface
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