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overwatch

American  
[oh-ver-woch] / ˌoʊ vərˈwɒtʃ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to watch over.

  2. Archaic. to weary by keeping awake.


overwatch British  
/ ˌəʊvəˈwɒtʃ /

verb

  1. to watch over

  2. archaic to fatigue with long watching or lack of sleep

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • overwatcher noun

Etymology

Origin of overwatch

First recorded in 1555–65; over- + watch

Example Sentences

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Developers must also ensure a steady pipeline of fresh content for today's long-lived online games, with "Rainbow Six" facing competition from incumbents such as "Call of Duty", "Valorant" or "Overwatch".

From Barron's

Both games were hero shooters attempting to draw players away from popular, established rivals such as Apex Legends and Overwatch, which launched a huge reboot this month.

From BBC

“We are really good at finding small boats,” said Greg Davis, chief executive of Overwatch Imaging, which makes airborne camera systems with superhuman vision that are bolted onto drones that are stationed on ships in the Navy’s Fourth Fleet in the Caribbean, and drones launching from California to patrol the eastern Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal

Off-court, he’s reserved, almost shy, a chess player and Overwatch videogame fanatic whose favorite Friend is Joey and whose preferred movies are family fare like Mamma Mia and High School Musical.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s known for successful titles such as “Call of Duty,” “Warcraft,” “Overwatch,” “Hearthstone” and “Candy Crush.”

From Los Angeles Times