Overwatch

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving. uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    surveillance by a unit within a video game which would cause the unit to make an action in response to an enemy unit's action wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To watch over. transitive
  2. 2
    To watch excessively. transitive
  3. 3
    To overcome with long lack of rest. obsolete, transitive

Example

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"Tom is a Hanzo main in Overwatch."

Etymology

From over- + watch. Back-formation from watch over.

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