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Definition of Eastern time
1. Noun. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eastern Time
Literary usage of Eastern time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1906)
"This was Central time, which, according to the evidence, Is one hour earlier than
eastern time prevailing in South Carolina; that is to say, the message was ..."
2. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"What is the error of the watch on eastern time? 2. Work out the time observations
from the transit of 7* and A Sagittarii shown on page 104. 3. ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1899)
"The time used on the railways from Halifax to Fort William is eastern time.
5 OO S. eastern time. New Brunswick, Montreal, Ontario. 6008. Central time. ..."
4. New Grammar School Arithmetic by John Henry Walsh (1903)
"The section governed by the time of this meridian, called eastern time, included
the territory between the Atlantic coast and a line drawn through Detroit, ..."
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