Greenwich Time Signal

noun

A time signal transmitted on radio by the BBC every hour and consisting of five short beeps followed by a longer one, with the longer one coinciding with the start of the hour.

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Meanings

nounGreenwich Time Signal (plural Greenwich Time Signals)

plural Greenwich Time Signals

  1. UKA time signal transmitted on radio by the BBC every hour and consisting of five short beeps followed by a longer one, with the longer one coinciding with the start of the hour.

    Synonyms: pips

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA time signal transmitted on radio by the BBC every hour and consisting of five short beeps followed by a longer one, with the longer one coinciding with the start of the hour.

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pips
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