hour handnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈaʊə ˌhænd/us/ˈaʊr ˌhænd/the part on a clock or watch that points to the hours. It is shorter than the minute hand.
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Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clock idiom
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke of sth idiom
- bezel
- clock
- crystal
- hourglass
- lose
- minute hand
- movement
- pendulum
- radio alarm clock
- second hand
- slow
- strike
- watchband
- watchstrap
- winder
- wristwatch
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