Used in a Sentence

overwatch

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for overwatch.

Editorial note

Up till now it's largely been a glorified (and very expensive) link-analysis tool (see i2's and overwatch's tools).

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of overwatch gathered in one view.

noun

(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.

verb

(transitive) To watch over.

verb

(transitive) To watch excessively.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for overwatch.

noun

(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.

verb

(transitive) To watch over.

verb

(transitive) To watch excessively.

Example sentences

1

Up till now it's largely been a glorified (and very expensive) link-analysis tool (see i2's and overwatch's tools).

2

What has become so high value that there would be a strong desire for constant drone overwatch?

3

Hearthstone and Diablo 3 don't support modding, and all indications show that Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch won't either.

4

Does the EV certification process put any requirements on the CA, such as mandatory independent audits or some other overwatch mechanism?

5

We’re calling the GP comment out for claiming that overwatch turns a blind eye to cheaters and have ignored cheating in competitions.

6

Ellen is also the voice of the Combine Overwatch in Half-Life 2.

7

Still, I don't think bypassing any justice overwatch on this is a better solution.

8

Aside from the current free-to-play boom, I think big companies like Blizzard see this and pour resources into Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm.

9

They'd be providing overwatch from a distance.

10

We are currently in version 2 of our rail mount prototype and will be selling both rail mounts and personal armband mounts as part of the Overwatch product line.

11

> Does the EV certification process put any requirements on the CA, such as mandatory independent audits or some other overwatch mechanism?

12

With a regulated financial sector and overwatch of ISP data retention, you still need to somehow gain knowledge of the encrypted bits to deploy a quantum computing attack against them.

Proper noun examples

1

> In my experience there's a substantial number of women who are fans of something like overwatch, but not of actually playing Overwatch.

2

You have to be kind of careful with that too In my experience there's a substantial number of women who are fans of something like overwatch, but not of actually playing Overwatch.

3

Out of WoW, Diablo 3, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch, it is the only one.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use overwatch in a sentence?

Up till now it's largely been a glorified (and very expensive) link-analysis tool (see i2's and overwatch's tools).

What does overwatch mean?

(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.

What part of speech is overwatch?

overwatch is commonly used as noun, verb.