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Categories: Time signals, Nautical terms, Navies, Time measurement systems, Bells (instrument)
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bell  ship's bell  bells  Middle watch  Naval timekeeping
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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
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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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