central standard time

cen·tral stand·ard time

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Definitions of central standard time words

noun central standard time one of the standard times used in North America, based on the local time of the 90° meridian, six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time 3
noun central standard time one of the standard times used in Australia 3
noun central standard time a standard time used in the zone which includes the central states of the U.S., corresponding to the mean solar time of the 90th meridian west of Greenwich, England: it is six hours behind Greenwich time 3
noun central standard time See under standard time. 1

before 1880

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An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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