two o'clock

noun — 3 senses

two o'clock

noun
1

The start of the third hour of the day; 2:00 a.m. (02:00).

In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock

  • The bar closes at two o'clock (= "The bar closes at 2:00 a.m.").
2

The start of the fifteenth hour of the day; 2:00 p.m. (14:00).

Only in the 12-hour clock

  • The next train comes at two o'clock (= "The next train comes at 14:00").
3

Informal A position ahead and rightward (horizontal clock orientation) or above and rightward (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 2 mark on a clock face)

  • We've got a bogey at two o'clock.

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