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block hours

block hours is the plural of block hour.

Meaning of block hour

Noun

block hour (plural block hours)

  1. The time from the moment an aircraft pushes back from the gate at departure of a revenue flight, until the moment the aircraft makes its final stop at the arrival gate following its landing. Equal to flight hours plus taxi time.
    • Some airlines average more than twelve block hours a day from their long-haul aircraft.

Questions about block hours

What is block hours the plural of?
Block hours is the plural of block hour.

Words near block hours in the dictionary

  1. block holder
  2. block holders
  3. block hole
  4. block holes
  5. block hour
  6. block hours
  7. block instrument
  8. block instruments
  9. Block Island
  10. Block Island Sound
  11. Block Islander

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