overwatch
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "At a further and undefined point in the future, the American force would shrink to about seven and later five brigades — all involved in overwatch missions."
- "“It’s 21st-century warfare,” says another team member, Doshch. And although some of the overwatch can be conducted remotely in bunkers, most of the drone teams (typically four-strong, they say) have to work about 1km behind the front."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over