klokken H

Norwegian Bokmål

'H-hour', Iwo Jima, 19th of February 1945.

Etymology

Partial calque of English H-hour, (klokken +‎ H), where the H also stands for hour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɔkːn̩.hoː/

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• Rhymes: -oː
• Hyphenation: klok‧ken‧H

Noun

klokken H

1. (figurative, military) zero hour or H-hour (The hour at which any major (usually military) event planned for the future is set to begin)

   Klokken H er 06:00

   H-hour is 06:00

See also

• D-dag (“D-day”), D-dagen (“D-day”)