overwatching
Keeping protective watch
Overwatching means keeping protective surveillance over someone or something, typically from an elevated or advantageous position.
The term appears most often in military contexts, where one unit overwatches another during movement: The squad on the ridge was overwatching our advance.
In tactical shooter video games, overwatching describes covering teammates or holding a position to engage enemies who enter your line of sight.
Ongoing observation of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- leadershipAbility to direct others
direction · control · guidance · administration · inspection · observation · command · regulation
Protective caretaker of another
- defenderOne who guards another
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- sentinelGuard who monitors
watchkeeper · lookout · sentry · custodian · warden · garrison · bulwark · bastion
Active mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
caution · readiness · wariness · circumspection · diligence · heedfulness · anticipation · foresight
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
leadership · direction · control · guidance · administration · inspection · observation · command · regulation · governance
guardian
Protective caretaker of another
sentinel · watchkeeper · lookout · sentry · custodian · warden · garrison · bulwark · bastion · stronghold
alertness
Active mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
scrutiny · caution · readiness · wariness · circumspection · diligence · heedfulness · anticipation · foresight · perception
overwatchingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · disregarding · abandoning · deserting · overlooking
overwatchingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
deserting · forsaking · exposing · standing down · pulling back
overwatchingadvancing
Moving in forward direction
point duty · taking point · charging · moving forward · exposing oneself
watch, watching, oversee, watched, oversight, watchful, watcher, watchman, watchdog