lastwatch
nounUK /ˈlɑːstwɒtʃ/
US /ˈlæstwɑːtʃ/
The last turn of watching or guarding something before it is time to rest.
The sailor took the lastwatch and kept an eye on the sea until morning.
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2. The final period of watching over a sick or sleeping person during the night.
She sat the lastwatch by her grandmother's bedside until dawn.
3. A farewell or final look at something before leaving it.
From the hill, they gave the old town a lastwatch before driving away.
4. The closing patrol or check made at the end of a day.
The ranger's lastwatch confirmed all the campfires were out.