Alaska time

noun

Alas·​ka time ə-ˈla-skə- How to pronounce Alaska time (audio)
: the time of the ninth time zone west of Greenwich that includes most of Alaska

Examples of Alaska time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web American radar picked up the object around 9 p.m. Thursday, Alaska time, and U.S. Northern Command sent an AWACS surveillance aircraft, accompanied by an aerial refueling plane, to track it. Helene Cooper, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023 American radar picked up the object around 9 p.m. Thursday, Alaska time, and U.S. Northern Command sent an AWACS surveillance plane, accompanied by an aerial refueling plane, to track it. Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2023 American radar picked up the object around 9 p.m. on Thursday, Alaska time, and U.S. Northern Command sent an AWACS surveillance aircraft, accompanied by an aerial refueling plane, to track it. Edward Wong, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023 The news of the Inflation Reduction Act deal broke in late July, early in the morning Alaska time. Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2022 At 12:07 Alaska time, 812 hours after take-off, Laughman's plane turned around the North Pole and headed home. Aubrey O. Cookman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2021 About 60 people showed up earlier in the week for Jacoby's first race, even though it was shown at about 2:30 a.m. Alaska time. Mark Thiessen, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021 Visibility is low in the area of the Alaska Peninsula where Veniaminof is located, but the Perryville FAA webcam caught a glimpse of the dark grey ash plume (see above) this morning (Alaska time). Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Alaska time was in 1901

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“Alaska time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Alaska%20time. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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Alaska time

noun
Alas·​ka time ə-ˈlas-kə- How to pronounce Alaska time (audio)
: the time of the ninth time zone west of Greenwich that includes most of Alaska
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