listening watch en · NOUN
Meanings
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Continuous monitoring for incoming communications.
1950, Neville Shute, The Legacy (UK title: A Town Like Alice), New York: William Morrow & Co., Chapter 10, p. 278, “ […] It’s okay here if you want to close down your listening watch for tonight, Jackie. I’d like to have a listening watch in daylight hours tomorrow, from seven o’clock on. Is this Roger? Over.”
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| listening watches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fr écoute permanente (continuous monitoring) · it ascolto continuo (continuous monitoring)