Mountain time
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mountain time
1880–85;
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The Seahawks typically travel two days before the game to anywhere east of the Mountain time zone.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023
Most of Texas is in the Central time zone, but a small portion of west Texas is located in the Mountain time zone.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
Many of the states with no disclosure requirement are in New England or the Mountain time zone.
From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023
Moving one zone east, to the Rocky Mountain time zone, it’s at 5:01 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2023
At 11 A. M. it is nine for those in Denver or Rocky Mountain time region.
From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Stark, Harriet
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