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  2. 24-hour clock - Wikipedia

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    24-hour digital clock in Miaoli HSR station.. A time of day is written in the 24-hour notation in the form hh:mm (for example 01:23) or hh:mm:ss (for example, 01:23:45), where hh (00 to 23) is the number of full hours that have passed since midnight, mm (00 to 59) is the number of full minutes that have passed since the last full hour, and ss (00 to 59) is the number of seconds since the last ...

  3. Marine chronometer - Wikipedia

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    Chronometer circa 1844-1860. A marine chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship and employed in the determination of the ship's position by celestial navigation. It is used to determine longitude by comparing Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and the time at the current location found from observations of celestial bodies.

  4. Military time zone - Wikipedia

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    The military time zones are a standardized, uniform set of time zones for expressing time across different regions of the world, named after the NATO phonetic alphabet. The Zulu time zone (Z) is equivalent to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and is often referred to as the military time zone. The military time zone system ensures clear ...

  5. Timeline of the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The American Revolution includes political, social, and military aspects. The revolutionary era is generally considered to have begun with the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 and ended with the ratification of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The military phase of the revolution, the American Revolutionary War, lasted from 1775 to 1783.

  6. Airspace class (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The airspace class designation is in effect only during the hours of tower and approach operation at the primary airport; the airspace reverts to Class D if approach control is not operating, and to class E or G if the tower is closed. The vertical boundary is usually 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above the airport surface.

  7. Military colours, standards and guidons - Wikipedia

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    Navy: identical to the Army flag, but with the lower 40% has three blue and two white horizontal stripes of equal width. Air Force: identical to the Army flag, but with the lower 40% coloured air force blue. Rocket Forces: identical to the Army flag, but with the lower 40% being a gold stripe.

  8. Civilian casualty ratio - Wikipedia

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    In armed conflicts, the civilian casualty ratio (also civilian death ratio, civilian-combatant ratio, etc.) is the ratio of civilian casualties to combatant casualties, or total casualties. The measurement can apply either to casualties inflicted by or to a particular belligerent, casualties inflicted in one aspect or arena of a conflict or to ...

  9. Category:1700s in military history - Wikipedia

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    1700 in military history‎ (2 C, 1 P) 1701 in military history‎ (4 C, 1 P) ... Military units and formations established in the 1700s‎ (10 C)