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anchor watch





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And, in 35 hours on the anchor watch, Cronkite committed only one embarrassing blooper by confusing Crooner Tony Martin with Tony Bennett.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had offered to take the anchor watch.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

A kind of anchor watch had been chosen by straws.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Both lads had had other watches, but this was the first time either had been on anchor watch, the watch that is always set when the vessel is in port or at anchor.

From The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers by Patchin, Frank Gee

Both the officer of the deck and the anchor watch pulled their rubber coats more closely about them, and, with lowered heads to protect their faces from the drizzle, began walking back and forth.

From The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers by Patchin, Frank Gee




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