H-hour

English

Alternative forms

• H-Hour

Etymology

The H stands for hour; compare D-Day.

Noun

H-hour (plural H-hours)

1. (figuratively) The hour at which any major event planned for the future is set to begin, as used in United States military.

Synonyms

• zero hour

Coordinate terms

• D-Day
• X-Day

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: klokken H

Translations

hour at which major event is set to begin

• Dutch: uur U n
• Finnish: h-hetki (fi)
• French: heure H (fr) f
• Hebrew: שעת ש' (he)
• Indonesian: Jam-J
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: klokken H

• Portuguese: hora H f
• Vietnamese: giờ G (vi)

Further reading

• What does the "D" signify in D-Day, and the "H" signify in H-Hour?