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zero hours

zero hours is the plural of zero hour.

Meaning of zero hour

Noun

zero hour (plural zero hours)

  1. Synonym of H-hour.
    • I waited with occasional glances at my watch until the zero hour should arrive.1929, Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed
    Synonyms:
    H-hour

Questions about zero hours

What is zero hours the plural of?
Zero hours is the plural of zero hour.

Words near zero hours in the dictionary

  1. zero grade
  2. zero grades
  3. zero gravity
  4. zero growth
  5. zero hour
  6. zero hours
  7. zero hundred
  8. zero ideal
  9. zero in
  10. zero line
  11. zero lines

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