quarter-hour

[ kwawr-ter-ouuhr, -ou-er ]

/ ˈkwɔr tərˈaʊər, -ˈaʊ ər /

noun

a period of 15 minutes.

a point 15 minutes after or before the hour.

Origin of quarter-hour

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby quarter-hour

quarterfinalist, quarter grain, quarter hollow, quarter-hoop, quarter horse, quarter-hour, quartering, quarterlife crisis, quarterlight, quarterly, quartermaster

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Example sentences from the Web for quarter-hour

Toward night, the quarter-hour of level sun-glare which prevented her seeing the road.
Free Air|Sinclair Lewis
You failed to make your quarter-hour check to the traffic-control center, I believe?
Danger in Deep Space|Carey Rockwell
When he emerged a quarter-hour after, Joel was actually smiling.
Five Little Peppers at School|Margaret Sidney
But the moment of his return passed; a quarter-hour of grace; a half-hour of grim magnanimity,—and still no colonel.
A Chance Acquaintance|W. D. Howells

But that event had flashed before his eyes, and in a quarter-hour was gone, save in his memory.
Bonaventure|George Washington Cable

British Dictionary definitions for quarter-hour

quarter-hour

noun

a period of 15 minutes

any of the points on the face of a timepiece that mark 15 minutes before or after the hour, and sometimes 30 minutes after

Derived forms of quarter-hour

quarter-hourly, adverb, adjective

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单词	quarter-hour
释义	quarter-hour [ kwawr-ter-ouuhr, -ou-er ] / ˈkwɔr tərˈaʊər, -ˈaʊ ər / noun a period of 15 minutes. a point 15 minutes after or before the hour. Origin of quarter-hour First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby quarter-hour quarterfinalist, quarter grain, quarter hollow, quarter-hoop, quarter horse, quarter-hour, quartering, quarterlife crisis, quarterlight, quarterly, quartermaster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quarter-hour Toward night, the quarter-hour of level sun-glare which prevented her seeing the road. Free Air\|Sinclair Lewis You failed to make your quarter-hour check to the traffic-control center, I believe? Danger in Deep Space\|Carey Rockwell When he emerged a quarter-hour after, Joel was actually smiling. Five Little Peppers at School\|Margaret Sidney But the moment of his return passed; a quarter-hour of grace; a half-hour of grim magnanimity,—and still no colonel. A Chance Acquaintance\|W. D. Howells But that event had flashed before his eyes, and in a quarter-hour was gone, save in his memory. Bonaventure\|George Washington Cable British Dictionary definitions for quarter-hour quarter-hour noun a period of 15 minutes any of the points on the face of a timepiece that mark 15 minutes before or after the hour, and sometimes 30 minutes after Derived forms of quarter-hour quarter-hourly, adverb, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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