Atlantic time
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Atlantic time
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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And for bonus coverage, did you know that Newfoundland has a time adjustment of 30 minutes off of Atlantic time?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2024
Every few years, one of our legislators proposes that Maine move to Atlantic time, the same time zone used by Nova Scotia and Qaanaaq, Greenland.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2022
We’ve lost an hour traveling from the Eastern to the Atlantic time zone.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022
More specifically, they don’t like winter’s early sunsets and want the state to move east into the Atlantic time zone.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2017
Atlantic time, on the afternoon of the 9th, the world was electrified by the report of the landing of invaders in the United States.
From The Fire People by Cummings, Ray
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