"clock-face timetable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clock-face timetables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clock-face timetable (plural clock-face timetables)
  1. (transport) A service pattern where services depart at regular intervals, and thus at the same number of minutes past each hour. Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-clock-face_timetable-en-noun-ASTVjM4Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: transport

Inflected forms

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