"ship's bells" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=ship's bells}} ship's bells pl (plural only)
  1. The strokes on a ship's bell, every half hour, to mark the passage of time. In each of the day's six watches of four hours, one bell marks the end of the first half hour, eight bells marks the end of the watch. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-ship's_bells-en-noun-5w2uStaM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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