H-hour

[ eych-ouuhr, -ou-er ]

nounMilitary.
  1. the time, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.

Origin of H-hour

1
First recorded in 1918; H (for hour) + hour; cf. D-day

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British Dictionary definitions for H-hour

H-hour

noun
  1. military the specific hour at which any operation commences: Also called: zero hour

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