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.

Exact synonyms: Atlantic Time
Generic synonyms: Civil Time, Local Time, Standard Time

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

Atkinson
Atlalanti
Atlanta
Atlantan
Atlantans
Atlantean
Atlanteans
Atlantian
Atlantians
Atlantic
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic City
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic Isles
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Standard Time
Atlantic Time
Atlantic bonito
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin
Atlantic cod
Atlantic croaker
Atlantic halibut
Atlantic herring
Atlantic herrings
Atlantic manta
Atlantic moonfish
Atlantic pollock
Atlantic pollocks
Atlantic pomfret
Atlantic provinces

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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