off-watch

Taen had never travelled those shores, but during off-watch hours Corley's sailhands had told her tales.

Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988

Arnen was talking to a knot of off-watch sailors by the mainmast; Tobas thought he saw the flash of coins, and suspected that the group was involved in some sort of wager.

With a Single Spell Watt-Evans, Lawrence, 1954- 1987

Big plans for the future will extend no farther than work to be accomplished during the next off-watch period.

Passage at Arms Cook, Glen 1985

In Weapons half the off-watch are scrubbing and polishing.

Passage at Arms Cook, Glen 1985

We were perhaps four weeks of such arbitrary time off the marsh planet when the medico broke into the off-watch rest cabin with the news that Valcyr had disappeared.

The Zero Stone Norton, Andre 1968

During my off-watch observation of this case, over a period of the past several days, I have suspected an increasing lack of attention.

The Past Through Tomorrow Heinlein, Robert A. 1967

During my off-watch observation of this case, over a period of the past seven days, I have suspected an increasing lack of attention.

The Worlds Of Robert A Heinlein Heinlein, Robert A. 1966

His own wireless operators had warned him that the Huntsman had managed to transmit a distress message, but it was in the off-watch period and no one had been heard to reply.

Graf Spee Pope, Dudley 1956

Eventually, before the asteroids were entirely behind, each ship regularly had its off-watch member suspended in space at the end of a cable.

The Martian Way Asimov, Isaac, 1920- 1955

Then, as Rip was enjoying the comfort of air during his off-watch hour in the boat compartment, Koa beat an alarm on the door.

Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet 1952