ship's bell

Definitions of ship's bell
  1. noun
    (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
    synonyms: bell
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    type of:
    time unit, unit of time
    a unit for measuring time periods
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