rush-hour

adjective

Of or pertaining to the rush hour.

“The rush-hour trains are normally extremely busy.”

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Meanings

adjectiverush-hour (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the rush hour.

    The rush-hour trains are normally extremely busy.

    1 more example

    An extra rush-hour train has eased overcrowding of the former 5.39 p.m. to Salisbury; this now leaves at 5.43 and an additional electric service to Alton departs at 5.39 p.m.

    1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 593–594
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APA

rush-hour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rush-hour

MLA

“rush-hour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rush-hour. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rush-hour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rush-hour.

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