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

"You kin s'lect the ten-twenty, Mr. Burruz, if you whirl over in a taxi an' shoot the tunnel," said Donovan, who was rather a graphic conversationalist.

From The Gold Bag by Wells, Carolyn

It was ten-twenty before the bell rang again.

From The Rise of Roscoe Paine by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

"Yes, but that means ten-twenty," he answers, "you have nearly an hour."

From Idle Ideas in 1905 by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

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

From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph

This result once obtained, the seven-thirty to Birmingham got him in at nine-thirty-five; the ten-twenty for the west was a capital train, and he would see the great dome of Mynydd Mawr before one o'clock.

From The Secret Glory by Machen, Arthur