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zero hour

ze·ro hour
Z z

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [zeer-oh ouuh r, ou-er]
    • /ˈzɪər oʊ aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
    • /ˈzɪərəʊ ˈaʊə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zeer-oh ouuh r, ou-er]
    • /ˈzɪər oʊ aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/

Definitions of zero hour words

  • noun zero hour the time set for the beginning of a military attack or operation. 1
  • noun zero hour the time set for the beginning of any event or action. 1
  • noun zero hour a decisive or critical time. 1
  • noun zero hour the time set for the start of an attack or the initial stage of an operation 0
  • noun zero hour a critical time, esp at the commencement of an action 0
  • noun zero hour the hour or moment at which a military attack or other important operation is to begin 0

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Origin of zero hour

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Zero hour

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

zero hour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

zero hour usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for zero hour

noun zero hour

  • appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
  • choke point — a place of greatest congestion and often hazard; bottleneck.
  • contingency — A contingency is something that might happen in the future.
  • critical mass — In physics, the critical mass of a substance is the minimum amount of it that is needed for a nuclear chain reaction.
  • critical period — a period in a lifetime during which a specific stage of development usually occurs. If it fails to do so, it cannot readily occur afterwards

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