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Definition of zero dark thirty
zero dark thirty 
noun
- a very late - or very early - time of the day. Some unspecified time between midnight and dawn.
I had to leave home at zero dark thirty to get to Wausau in time for the meeting.
- See more words with the same meaning: military (related to).
Last edited on Mar 26 2013. Submitted by Grinder from Green Bay, WI, USA on Mar 10 1999.
- half an hour past midnight. Expressed in military / 24-hour time as 0030.
- See more words with the same meaning: military (related to).
Last edited on Mar 26 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 26 2013.
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