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H-hour
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English
Alternative forms
en H-Hour
Etymology
The H stands for en hour; compare en D-Day.
Noun
H-hour
en figuratively The hour at which any major event planned for the future is set to begin, as used in United States military.
Synonyms
en zero hour
Coordinate terms
en D-Day
en X-Day
Descendants
nb klokken H
Translations
hour at which major event is set to begin
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn H時
Czech: cs hodina H f
Dutch: nl uur U n
Finnish: fi h-hetki
French: fr heure H f
German: de Stunde Null f
Hebrew: he שעת ש׳ שעת ש'
Indonesian: id Jam-J
Korean: ko H아워
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb klokken H
Polish: pl godzina zero f
Portuguese: pt hora H f
Vietnamese: vi giờ G
Further reading
What does the "D" signify in D-Day, and the "H" signify in H-Hour?