- the specific hour at which any operation commencesAlso called: zero hour
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H-hour
(āch′ouər′, -ou′ər),USA pronunciation n.
- Militarythe time, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.
- compare Dutch-day H (for hour) +
hour
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H-hour n
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