Five o'clock

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe start of the sixth hour of the day; 5:00 a.m. (05:00).

"The breakfast buffet opens at five o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 5:00 a.m.")."

2.NounThe start of the eighteenth hour of the day; 5:00 p.m. (17:00).

"The next train comes at five o'clock (= "The next train comes at 17:00")."

3.NounA position behind and slightly to the right (horizontal clock orientation)

"We've got a bogey at five o'clock."

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