neighborhood watch

noun

: an organization of neighbors who pay special attention to each other's houses in order to prevent crime

—often used before another noun

a neighborhood watch group/program

Examples of neighborhood watch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Working with businesses, residents and neighborhood watch groups, the POP unit receives tips from community members and investigates them. — Reeti Malhotra july 13, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Johnson is the neighborhood watch captain on their street, and as such, her house is fitted with 16 security cameras, including the one that captured the moments the person appeared to set the fire. — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 29 June 2026

The Obama Foundation has not yet announced the names of guests performers at the ceremony, but it will be streamed at a neighborhood watch party at the Midway Plaisance and online. — Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026

He was thought of as the mosque’s neighborhood watch. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Rhymes for neighborhood watch

• boche
• botch
• brough
• crotch
• gotch
• notch
• rotch
• scotch
• swatch
• butterscotch
• hopscotch
• stopwatch