ten-twenty

American  

[ten-twen-tee, ‐-twuhn‐] / ˈtɛnˈtwɛn ti, ‐ˈtwʌn‐ /

Or 10-20

noun

Slang.

1. location.

   My ten-twenty is State Street and Second Avenue.

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Etymology

Origin of ten-twenty

Originally meaning “advise location” in ten code ( def. )

Example Sentences

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ten-twenty

The ten-twenty had departed by a bare two minutes.

From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph

At ten-twenty he decided to move upon Greenfields at once, and telephoned O'Hagan, advising him to profess ignorance of his employer's whereabouts.

From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph

With the slip of paper in my purse I took the ten-twenty train and was in town before midday.

From The Girl at Central by Bonner, Geraldine

I'm off—just time to catch the ten-twenty for Greenfields.

From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph

It was ten-twenty before the bell rang again.

From The Rise of Roscoe Paine by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby