ten-twenty

or 10-20

[ ten-twen-tee, ‐twuhn‐ ]

/ ˈtɛnˈtwɛn ti, ‐ˈtwʌn‐ /

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noun Slang.

location: My ten-twenty is State Street and Second Avenue.

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Origin of ten-twenty

Originally meaning “advise location” in ten code

Words nearby ten-twenty

tent meeting, tentorium, tent show, tent stitch, tent trailer, ten-twenty, tenty, tenuis, tenuity, tenuous, tenure

How to use ten-twenty in a sentence

The same room on the following morning at ten-twenty-five, by the Grandfather clock.
Loyalties (Fifth Series Plays)|John Galsworthy
The latest reading marked ten-twenty-nine, which was the lowest he had ever seen it.
By Right of Conquest|Arthur Hornblow
One—two—three—seven—ten—twenty panels of the fence were cleared.
The Literary World Seventh Reader|Various
Ten twenty-two; he gave himself seven minutes and went around the room rapidly, looking only at pistols.
Murder in the Gunroom|Henry Beam Piper

In a few minutes the campus was five miles behind him—six—ten—twenty.
Gladiator|Philip Wylie