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Sandringham time

Sandringham time proper noun: the idiosyncratic alterations made by King Edward VII to the timekeeping at the royal estate of Sandringham, to provide more daylight for hunting in the winter. The time corresponds to UTC+0:30, and was used from 1901 to 1936.

Proper noun

Sandringham time

  1. (historical) The idiosyncratic alterations made by King Edward VII to the timekeeping at the royal estate of Sandringham, to provide more daylight for hunting in the winter. The time corresponds to UTC+0:30, and was used from 1901 to 1936.

Questions about Sandringham time

What does Sandringham time mean?
Sandringham time means the idiosyncratic alterations made by King Edward VII to the timekeeping at the royal estate of Sandringham, to provide more daylight for hunting in the winter. The time corresponds to UTC+0:30, and was used from 1901 to 1936.
What part of speech is Sandringham time?
Sandringham time is a proper noun.

Words near Sandringham time in the dictionary

  1. sandre
  2. sandres
  3. sandridge
  4. sandridges
  5. Sandringham
  6. Sandringham time
  7. sandroach
  8. Sandrock
  9. Sandrocks
  10. sandrs
  11. sands

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