Graveyard Watch (Noun)
Meaning
A watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.).
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The nurse worked the graveyard watch, tending to the patients during the quiet hours of the night.
- The police officer's graveyard watch was always the most challenging, as the city's nightlife spilled onto the streets.
- After a few months of working the graveyard watch, the security guard started to feel like a vampire, only coming alive at night.
- The doctor's graveyard watch was filled with emergencies, from car accidents to heart attacks.
- The hospital's graveyard watch was staffed by a skeleton crew, but they were always ready to respond to any crisis that arose.