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Ship's bell   /ʃɪps bɛl/   Listen
Ship's bell

noun
1.
(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m..  Synonym: bell.






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"Ship's bell" Quotes from Famous Books



... an' me, I'm the time-keeper which I has to ring the ship's bell every three minutes to let 'em know to quit an' that the round ...
— A Deal in Wheat - And Other Stories of the New and Old West • Frank Norris



Words linked to "Ship's bell" :   unit of time, time unit, bell, navigation, sailing, seafaring



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