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Definition of Atlantic Standard Time
1. Noun. Standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
Definition of Atlantic Standard Time
1. Proper noun. The time of day in the time zone that encompasses most of the state of Alaska. No its not - the AST encompasses the east coast of Canada - which sits on the Atlantic Ocean , hence the name Atlantic Standard Time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atlantic Standard Time
Literary usage of Atlantic Standard Time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Canada: Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Provinces by Eva Ambros (1998)
"-Atlantic Standard Time (AST): Eastern New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward
Island. Eastern Labrador and far eastern Québec. ..."
2. Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica & St. Lucia Alive! by Lynne M. Sullivan (2000)
"... All of the islands in this book are on Atlantic Standard Time, which is one
hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time. None of the islands observes ..."
3. The US Virgin Islands Alive! by Harriet Greenberg, Douglas Greenberg (2006)
"Time Zones Atlantic Standard Time, which is one hour earlier than Eastern Standard
Time, is in effect year-round. Newspapers/Broadcast Media St. Thomas and ..."
4. Atlantic Canada by Benoit Prieur (2002)
"... Time Difference Atlantic Canada spans two time zones: Atlantic Standard Time,
which is four hours behind Greenwich Mean Time, and Newfoundland time, ..."
5. Canada 2002 by Wayne C. Thompson (2003)
"... is a half-hour ahead of Atlantic Standard Time. Eastern Standard Time is five
hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and six hours behind continental Europe. ..."
6. Adventure Guide to Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao by Lynne M Sullivan (2006)
"Time All three of the ABC Islands are on Atlantic Standard Time, one hour later
than Eastern Standard Time in the US, and four hours earlier than Greenwich ..."
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