klokken H

Norwegian Bokmål
Klokken H, Iwo Jima, 19. februar 1945. — H-hour, Iwo Jima, 19th of February 1945.

Etymology

From English H-hour, where the H also stands for hour. Also see Norwegian Bokmål D-dagen ("D-Day").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔkːn̩.hoː/
  • Rhymes: -oː
  • Hyphenation: klok‧ken‧H

Proper noun

klokken H

  1. (figurative, military) H-hour (The hour at which any major (usually military) event planned for the future is set to begin)
    Klokken H er 06:00
    H-hour is 06:00
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