/wɒt͡ʃ/
noun
A portable or wearable timepiece.The act of guarding and observing someone or something.A particular time period when guarding is kept.A person or group of people who guard.The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.