24 HOUR CLOCK


Meaning of 24 HOUR CLOCK in English

24 hour clock /ˌtwenti fɔːr aʊə ˈklɒk $ -aʊər ˈklɑːk/ BrE AmE noun

a clock, or a system of telling the time, according to which, for example, one ↑ o'clock in the afternoon is called 1300 hours (pronounced ‘13 hundred hours’):

The trains run according to the 24 hour clock.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.