English Explanatory Dictionary

Greenwich Time Signal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A time signal transmitted on radio by the BBC every hour and consisting of five short beeps followed by a longer one, with the longer one coinciding with the start of the hour.

Word forms

Greenwich Time Signal Greenwich Time Signals

Synonyms

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