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Meanings of relieve the watch in English

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Usage of relieve the watch in English
1
Brappa spit out fish bones and stood to follow; it was time to relieve the watch.
Genellan: planetfall
2
As I came down the companion I met Mr. Milne coming up to relieve the watch.
The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales
3
When Wilson came to relieve the watch, he found the geographer plunged into a deep reverie.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
4
Maria mounted strict guard over me, and when circumstances necessitated her absence, the dark-eyed Angela was called in to relieve the watch.
Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Rev...
5
That night after twelve o'clock Mary Garth relieved the watch in Mr. Featherstone's room, and sat there alone through the small hours.
Middlemarch
6
"It's a dirty night," observed the captain, to the second mate, as the latter came on deck to relieve the watch.
Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions
7
"I suppose the men who were to relieve the watch have woke up, and finding they could not get out, have aroused their comrades."
The Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Cent...
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