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Anchor Watch

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The lookout required to be kept on the deck of a vessel riding at anchor. See 102 U. S. 200; 29 Fed. 601.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The lookout maintained while a vessel is at anchor.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A watch, consisting of a small number of men, (from one to four,) kept constantly on deck while the vessel is riding at single anchor, to see that the stoppers, painters, cables, and buoy-ropes are ready for immediate use. The Lady Franklin, 2 Lowell, 220, Fed. Cas. No. 7,984.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A watch, consisting of a small number of men, (from one to four,) kept constantly on deck while the vessel is riding at single anchor, to see that the stoppers, painters, cables, and buoy-ropes are ready for immediate use. 2 Low. 220,