Greenwich Time Signal

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Greenwich Time Signal

noun Greenwich Time Signals

UK A time signal transmitted on radio by the BBC every hour and consisting of five short beeps followed by a longer one, with the longer one coinciding with the start of the hour.
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@misc{greenwich_time_signal_2026,
  title = {Greenwich Time Signal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greenwich%20time%20signal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}