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English noun: ship's bell

1. ship's bell (time) (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.


Synonymsbell


Broader (hypernym)time unit, unit of time


Domain categorynavigation, sailing, seafaring









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