watchman's
Night patroller's possession
Watchman's is the possessive form of watchman, a person employed to guard property, especially at night.
A watchman's duties typically include patrolling and monitoring: The watchman's rounds took him past every entrance.
The watchman's lantern swung in the darkness.
Ammunition or bout divisions
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- shiftMovement or work period
- dutyRequired moral task
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
lantern · keys · uniform · log · station · booth · clock · timecard
Dark hours daily
- lampElectric light fixture
- darknessTotal absence of light
- torchHandheld burning light source
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
shadows · silence · hours · graveyard shift · predawn · midnight · vigil · sleeplessness
One who lit streetlights
- VictorianOf a prim era
- DickensianGrimly poor, socially unjust
- town crierOfficial public announcer
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
castle · estate · manor · colonial · garrison · fortress · tower · battlements
Sentry post structure
- checkpointInspection station on route
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
trespass · theft · deterrence · lockup · access · gatekeeping · property · premises
rounds
Ammunition or bout divisions
beat · lantern · keys · uniform · log · station · booth · clock · timecard · hire
night
Dark hours daily
moonlight · shadows · silence · hours · graveyard shift · predawn · midnight · vigil · sleeplessness · prowler
lamplighter
One who lit streetlights
- VictorianOf a prim era
- DickensianGrimly poor, socially unjust
- town crierOfficial public announcer
medieval · castle · estate · manor · colonial · garrison · fortress · tower · battlements · guild
guardhouse
Sentry post structure
- checkpointInspection station on route
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
intrusion · trespass · theft · deterrence · lockup · access · gatekeeping · property · premises · sentry
watchman'sintruder's
Belonging to unauthorized entrant
burglar's · thief's · invader's · robber's · criminal's
- night watchmanOvernight security guard