overwatch

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ watch. Back-formation from watch over. === Verb === overwatch (third-person singular simple present overwatches, present participle overwatching, simple past and past participle overwatched) (transitive) To watch over. (transitive) To watch excessively. (transitive, obsolete) To overcome with long lack of rest. === Noun === overwatch (uncountable) (military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving. === Further reading === William Safire (14 October 2007), “Overwatch”, in The New York Times‎[3], →ISSN === Anagrams === watch over