Overwatch vs Defender - What's the difference?
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To watch over.
(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 11, author=Michael R. Gordon, title=Petraeus Sees Bigger Role in Protecting Iraqi Civilians, work=New York Times
, passage=At a further and undefined point in the future, the American force would shrink to about seven and later five brigades — all involved in overwatch missions. }}
Someone who defends people or property.
(legal) A lawyer who represents defendants.
A fighter who repels an attack.
(sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
As nouns the difference between overwatch and defender
is that overwatch is the supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving while defender is someone who defends people or property.As a verb overwatch
is to watch over.overwatch
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