daylight-savings time

A form of daylight savings time

Meanings

noundaylight-savings time (plural daylight-savings times)

plural daylight-savings times

  1. alternativeAlternative form of daylight savings time.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountime during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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