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two-hourly

two-hourly adjective: every two hours.

Adjective

two-hourly (not comparable)

  1. Every two hours.
    • The proposed service, outlined earlier this year [...] would begin in May 2021 and would initially operate at two-hourly intervals between Cardiff Central and London Paddington, with calls at Newport, Severn Tunnel Junction and Bristol Parkway.2019 October, “South Wales open access bid”, in Modern Railways, page 15
    • Commencement of a two-hourly service pattern by GWR marked the return of regular services to Okehampton for the first time since their withdrawal in 1972. There are plans to extend this to hourly.2022 January 12, “Network News: Thousands savour Okehampton visit”, in RAIL, number 948, page 11
    Synonyms:
    bihourly

Synonyms of two-hourly

Origin of two-hourly

From two + hourly.

Questions about two-hourly

What does two-hourly mean?
Two-hourly means every two hours.
What part of speech is two-hourly?
Two-hourly is an adjective.

Words near two-hourly in the dictionary

  1. two-heart
  2. two-hit wonder
  3. two-hit wonders
  4. two-hole punch
  5. two-hole punches
  6. two-hourly
  7. two-hundredth
  8. two-hundredths
  9. Two-L
  10. two-leaf
  11. two-legged

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