Meanings
- historicalA variant of daylight saving time, two hours ahead of GMT, used by Britain in the summers of 1941 to 1945, during World War II.
Synonyms: BDST
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA variant of daylight saving time, two hours ahead of GMT, used by Britain in the summers of 1941 to 1945, during World War II.
Cite this entry
British Double Summer Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20Double%20Summer%20Time
“British Double Summer Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20Double%20Summer%20Time. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “British Double Summer Time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20Double%20Summer%20Time.
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