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

(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”)

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