Synonyms for zero hour


Grammar : Noun

Top 10 synonyms for zero hour Other synonyms for the word zero hour

Définition of zero hour

  • noun moment of truth
Example sentences :
  • We were in assembly trenches waiting for the dread zero hour.
  • Extract from : « 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories » by Various
  • The bombardment grew in intensity as the zero hour approached.
  • Extract from : « Three years in France with the Guns: » by C. A. Rose
  • It was close to the zero hour; the level of the stage was a turmoil of confusion.
  • Extract from : « Brigands of the Moon » by Ray Cummings
  • Nearer and nearer the hands crept to zero hour, but they move slowly at such times.
  • Extract from : « The Great War As I Saw It » by Frederick George Scott
  • They told me that this was "Y" day, and that zero hour when the barrage would start was at 5.20 the next morning.
  • Extract from : « The Great War As I Saw It » by Frederick George Scott
  • The night was now well advanced so it was time to shave and get ready for zero hour.
  • Extract from : « The Great War As I Saw It » by Frederick George Scott
  • But Milton's calm voice came across the room to them: "Zero hour," he said, stepping up into the big transmitting chamber.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories, April, 1931 » by Various
  • Around him, he could feel a tenseness creep over his men as the zero hour approached.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Warship » by Robert Moore Williams
  • Zero hour for the infantry was 5.30 o'clock on that morning of September 26th.
  • Extract from : « The Iron Division, National Guard of Pennsylvania, in the World War » by H. G. Proctor
  • That was the last I saw of them, as it was within 10 minutes of zero hour, and we were not yet in battle formation.
  • Extract from : « On the right of the British line » by Gilbert Nobbs
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