watchchange
nounUK /ˈwɒtʃtʃeɪndʒ/
US /ˈwɑːtʃtʃeɪndʒ/
A watchchange is when you swap your watch for a different one.
He made a quick watchchange before the party so his outfit would match.
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2. The moment a guard or lookout is replaced by another person.
The watchchange at the gate happens every four hours.
3. A scheduled shift in a ship's crew keeping watch.
The sailors prepared for the midnight watchchange.
4. A change in the official group that monitors or observes something.
The election brought a watchchange in the neighborhood committee.