listening watch

English

Noun

listening watch (plural listening watches)

1. (military, aviation) 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,^[1]

     “ […] 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.”

Translations

continuous monitoring

• French: écoute permanente f
• Italian: ascolto continuo m