Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - zero hour
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Zero hour
zero hour
noun Etymology: from its being marked by the count of zero in a countdown Date: 1917 1. a. the hour at which a planned military operation is scheduled to start b. the time at which a usually significant or notable event is scheduled to take place 2. a time when a vital decision or decisive change must be made
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1. воен. час "0", время начала наступления, время высадки десанта 2. решительный час, час истытания 3. полночь, двенадцать часов ночи ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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{n.} 1. The exact time when an attack or other military action is supposed to start. * /Zero hour for the bombers to take off was midnight./ 2. The time when an important decision or change is supposed to come; the time for a dangerous action. * /It was zero hour and the doctor began the operation on the man./ * /On the day of the championship game, as the zero hour came near, the players grew nervous./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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