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vigil vs listening watch

listening watch vs vigil

vigil and listening watch both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vigil Yes No No No
listening watch Yes No No No
As nouns, listening watch is a hyponym of vigil; that is, listening watch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vigil:
  • vigil: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  • listening watch: a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch
Other hyponyms of vigil include continuous receiver watch, spying, overwatch.
vigil (noun) listening watch (noun)
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
a period of sleeplessness
Difference between vigil and listening watch

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