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Supervision vs Overwatch - What's the difference?

supervision | overwatch |

As nouns the difference between supervision and overwatch

is that supervision is supervision while overwatch is (military) the supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.

As a verb overwatch is

to watch over.

supervision

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or instance of supervising.
    • Under his parents supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.
  • Responsible oversight.
    • Do not attempt this without adequate supervision .

    Related terms

    * supervise

    overwatch

    English

    (wikipedia overwatch)

    Verb

  • To watch over.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (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 citation
    • , 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. }}