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peak hours

peak hours is the plural of peak hour.

Meaning of peak hour

Noun

peak hour (plural peak hours)

  1. Rush hour.
  2. (attributive, often hyphenated) Relating to peak periods in traffic and transportation.
    • It will be noted that on this service, in contradistinction to that from and to Bristol, extra trains are provided to cope with peak-hour conditions; [...].1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 591

Questions about peak hours

What is peak hours the plural of?
Peak hours is the plural of peak hour.

Words near peak hours in the dictionary

  1. peak flow meters
  2. peak flows
  3. Peak Forest
  4. Peak Hill
  5. peak hour
  6. peak hours
  7. peak of eternal light
  8. peak oil
  9. peak organisation
  10. peak organisations
  11. peak season

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