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1. l-hour

   The military designation of days and hours within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is specified in AAP-6 (STANAG 3680), NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions, and marked (NATO) in what follows. Those entries marked (US) are specific to the U.S., and defined only in Joint Publication JP 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. References to days (or hours) preceding or following a designated day (or hour) use a plus or minus sign and an Arabic numeral following the letter. For example, "D−3" is 3 days prior to D-Day, "C+7" is 7 days after C-Day, "H−2" is 2 hours before H-hour, and so forth. In less formal contexts, the time is usually spelled out, so that "D−3" becomes "D minus three" or "D minus 3". A-Day 20 October 1944, the day the Leyte Island Operation (the invasion of Leyte) began. C-Day Short for "Commencement Day" which usually means when deployment for an operation commences. It is called "Commencement Day" because before deployment candy is usually passed out to G.I.s from charitable organizations. (US) D-Day(redundant acronym of day since the D stands for day, so it means day-day) The unnamed day on which an operation commences or is due to commence. This may be the commencement of hostilities or any other operation. The most famous D-Day was June 6, 1944, when "Operation Overlord" began. Contrary to popular belief, the "D" does not stand for any specific word – the most popular being disembark. (NATO). According to [1], the "D" stands for "Day". E-Day The unnamed day on which a NATO exercise commences. (NATO) F-Hour The effective time of announcement by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Military Departments of a decision to mobilize Reserve units. (US) G-Day The unnamed day on which an order, normally national, is given to deploy a unit. (NATO) H-Hour(redundant acronym of hour since the H stands for hour so it means hour-hour) The specific time at which an operation or exercise commences, or is due to commence (this term is used also as a reference for the designation of days/hours before or after the event). (NATO); also known as Zero Hour I-Day Used informally within the U.S. military bureaucracy to variously designate the "Implementation Day" or the (Delivery Order) "Issuance Day". J-Day Used during both world wars to designate the day an assault occurred. K-Day The unnamed day on which a convoy system is introduced or is due to be introduced on any particular convoy lane. (NATO) L-Hour The specific time at which deployment for an operation commences. (US) L-Day For "Landing Day", 1 April 1945, the day Operation Iceberg (the invasion of Okinawa) began. M-Day The day on which mobilization commences or is due to commence. (NATO) N-Day The unnamed day an active duty unit is notified for deployment or redeployment. (US) O-Day A Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF, the vanguard of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, MAGTF) term designating the day the Maritime Propositioning Ship Squadron (MPSRON) off-load begins, or the continuous flow of the Fly-In Echelon (FIE) commences, whichever is later. P-Day The expected date at which the rate of production of a consumable equals the rate at which the item is required by the Armed Forces. (US) Q-Day 23 June 1945, the day of the dress rehearsal of the first atom bomb test nowadays it is sometimes used informally to mean "Quality Day", or the first day of the calendar quarter. R-Day The unnamed day on which redeployment of major combat, combat support, and combat service support forces begins in an operation. (US) S-Day The unnamed day the President authorizes Selective Reserve callup (not more than 200,000 men). (US) T-Day The effective day coincident with Presidential declaration of national emergency and authorization of partial mobilization (not more than 1,000,000 personnel exclusive of the 200,000 callup). (US) V-Day Sometimes used to designate "Victory Day", the day an operation successfully concludes. V-E Day "Victory in Europe"; designates 8 May 1945, the date when the Allies formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany. V-J Day "Victory over Japan"; designates 14 August 1945, the date of Japan's unconditional surrender. W-Day The effective day the President takes the adversary decision to prepare for war (unambiguous strategic warning). (US) X-Day 1 November 1945, the day Operation Downfall (the invasion of Japan) was to begin. The term also generically means "attack day". Y-Day 1 March 1946, the day Operation Coronet (the invasion of Tokyo Plains) was to occur. Z-Day 10 June 1945, the day the Australian Imperial Forces landed in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei, part of Operation Oboe Six.

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1. L-hour

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How to pronounce L-Hour?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of L-Hour in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of L-Hour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of L-Hour in a Sentence

1. The Atlantic:

   Things didn't improve when anchor Jon Scott, filling in for Martha MacCallum, covered the story in the 7pm hour. Jon Scott interviewed Pete Buttigieg and repeatedly aimed at casting doubt on The Atlantic reporting. Jon Scott emphasized the denials from Trump flacks and claimed to Pete Buttigieg.

2. Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima:

   It was about an hour before it happened, I was already in the stadium, i wasn't expecting it. I know that when they did polls there were a lot of appeals for Vanderlei to light the cauldron. I gave interviews to Brazilian and foreign media, they had raised the idea abroad, but I never thought it was a possibility. I never thought I could be that person.

3. Bill Clinton:

   They had to distill it and it looked like it said I didn't apologize and had no intention to, and I was mad at me, here is what I want to say, it wasn't my finest hour.

4. Martha Parham:

   If students are making between $ 18 to $ 25 an hour at an entry-level position, they're not necessarily inclined to come to class.

5. Kim Montes:

   When I came out here two hours after this crash happened, I was doing one mile an hour creeping along the interstate because I could not see in front of my vehicle.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-Hour
2. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf