greenwich time signal

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Definition of greenwich time signal in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

Green·wich time sig·nal

Turkish pronunciation

grinwîç taym sîgnıl

Synonyms

pip

Pronunciation

/ˈgrēnˌwəʧ ˈtīm ˈsəgnəl/ /ˈɡriːnˌwɪʧ ˈtaɪm ˈsɪɡnəl/