three o'clock

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three o'clock (uncountable)

  1. (In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the fourth hour of the day; 3:00 a.m. (03:00).
    The front desk closes at three o'clock (= "The front desk closes at 3:00 a.m.").
  2. (Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the sixteenth hour of the day; 3:00 p.m. (15:00).
    The next train comes at three o'clock (= "The next train comes at 15:00").
  3. (informal) To the right (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 3 mark on a clock face)
    We've got a bogey at three o'clock.

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