endofguardduty

noun
UK /ˌend əv ˈɡɑːd ˌdjuːti/
US /ˌend əv ˈɡɑːrd ˌduːti/

The time when a guard stops watching and can rest.

At the endofguardduty, the soldier smiled and went to sleep.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The moment a protective watch officially finishes.

The endofguardduty bell rang across the castle.

3. A scheduled point when one guard replaces another.

We planned the endofguardduty for sunrise.

4. The final part of a period of careful watching.

During the endofguardduty, the captain checked the gates one last time.