"pitch black" meaning in English

See pitch black in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pitch black [comparative], most pitch black [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} pitch black (comparative more pitch black, superlative most pitch black)
  1. Alternative form of pitch-black. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pitch-black
    Sense id: en-pitch_black-en-adj-EpYLg1-H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "\"When you think about it, who wants to drive 300 tonnes of steel at 125mph in the pitch black at four o'clock in the morning?\" Whelan says this with a wry smile, however, recognising that these are exactly the sort of things that train drivers love about their jobs.",
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