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stopwatch

[ stop-woch ]

noun

  1. a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.


stopwatch

/ ˈɒˌɒʃ /

noun

  1. a type of watch used for timing events, such as sporting events, accurately, having a device for stopping the hand or hands instantly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stopwatch1

First recorded in 1730–40; stop + watch
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If you could tear your eyes away from the screen enough to check a stopwatch, not one minute goes by without a flourish that’s either funny, ridiculous, stunning or emotional.

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As the season unfolded, Ohtani took particular interest in trying to identify such cues himself, sometimes reviewing video in the dugout with a stopwatch in hand.

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A stopwatch then suddenly popped up within the box, counting the time until a button was pressed.

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Mr. Brisbane got out a stopwatch to time me on my runs and they made bets on how long it would take me to get from start to finish.

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The purple stopwatch is visiting Oscar Piastri for a good chunk of time here.

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