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Categories: Time measurement systems, Navies, Time signals, Nautical terms, Bells (instrument)

bell ship's bell bells Middle watch Naval timekeeping

(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. WordNet 3.0

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(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. WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A ship's bell is a bell on a ship that is used for the indication of time as well as other traditional functions. Wikipedia

A signal for marking time on a ship Wikipedia Disambiguation

bell made for use on a ship Wikidata

Any of a series of strokes on a bell (or similar), struck every half hour to indicate the time (within a four hour watch). Wiktionary

Nautical: any of a series of strokes struck to indicate time. Wiktionary (translation)

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