continuous receiver watch
- noun
- Specialized
:
vigilancia continua del receptor
- Regulations require that ships at sea keep a continuous receiver watch on emergency frequencies.
Examples
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The operator was responsible for maintaining a continuous receiver watch throughout his shift.
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A continuous receiver watch ensures no signals are missed.
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Disruptions can occur if a continuous receiver watch is not properly established during critical operations.
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The team maintained a continuous receiver watch during the operation.
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To ensure safety, all crew members must maintain a continuous receiver watch for any emergency broadcasts.
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During the event, the communications team is tasked with keeping a continuous receiver watch to stay updated on important messages.
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Having a continuous receiver watch allows the team to respond quickly to any urgent signals that may arise.
Synonyms
130
3.2
Regular checking and recording of something to see how it changes
62
7.0
A computer program that repeats a command to show updated output
A time when someone keeps listening on a radio for important messages
How Continuous
- Specialized
130
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
continuous + receiver + watch
The phrase's meaning is directly derivable from its parts: 'continuous' (without interruption) + 'receiver' (unit that picks up signals) + 'watch' (a period or duty of monitoring), so a B1 learner who knows those words can infer it refers to uninterrupted monitoring by a receiving unit. Although somewhat technical, the composition follows normal English noun-modifier patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so its sense is predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
The phrase continuous receiver watch comes from the image of someone watching a radio receiver all the time, where continuous means 'all the time' and watch means careful listening or looking. That's why it means 'constant monitoring to receive communications or signals'.