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watchback

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɒt͡ʃˌbæk/
  • General-American: /ˈwɑt͡ʃˌbæk/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of watch back (“the back cover of a watch”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A viewing of an audiovisual recording.

As a step in the video-editing process in videography and cinematography.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Our videographers have a policy that they don't release any video without a full watchback by at least one person with enough sense to flag any reasonable quality concerns. They hire contractors to do the watchbacks that they don't have time to do themselves.

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A viewing of an audiovisual recording.

As a binge-watching of a TV show or other video series.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English wacche English watch Proto-Indo-European *bheg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English watchback From watch + back.

Deverbal from watch back.