rush hour

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rush hour

n.
A regular period of heavy traffic, especially at the beginning or end of a workday.

rush′-hour′ adj.
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rush hour

n
a period at the beginning and end of the working day when large numbers of people are travelling to or from work
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rush′ hour`


n.
a time of day in which large numbers of people are in transit, as going to or returning from work.
[1895–1900]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rush hour - the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from workrush hour - the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
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Translations
ساعَة الإزْدِحاموَقْتُ الِازْدِهَام
dopravní špička
myldretid
HauptverkehrszeitStoßzeit
ώρα αιχμής
hora picohora puntahora "peak"hora del taco
ruuhka-aika
heure de pointe
špica
csúcsforgalom
aîalumferîartími
ora di punta
ラッシュアワー
러시 아워
spitsuurspits
rushtid
godzina szczytu
hora de pontahora do rush
час пик
dopravná špička
rusningstrafik
ชั่วโมงเร่งด่วน
kalabalık saatsıkışık saatler
giờ cao điểm
交通高峰期高峰时间

rush hour

nora di punta
the rush hour traffic → il traffico delle ore di punta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rush1

(raʃ) verb
to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly. He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.
noun
1. a sudden quick movement. They made a rush for the door.
2. a hurry. I'm in a dreadful rush.
rush hour
a period when there is a lot of traffic on the roads, usually when people are going to or leaving work.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

rush hour

وَقْتُ الِازْدِهَام dopravní špička myldretid Hauptverkehrszeit ώρα αιχμής hora pico, hora punta ruuhka-aika heure de pointe špica ora di punta ラッシュアワー 러시 아워 spitsuur rushtid godzina szczytu hora de ponta, hora do rush час пик rusningstrafik ชั่วโมงเร่งด่วน sıkışık saatler giờ cao điểm 高峰时间
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References in classic literature
Bredin himself, the owner of the Parisian Cafe; and it was this circumstance which first gave Paul the opportunity of declaring the passion which was gnawing him with the fierce fury of a Bredin customer gnawing a tough steak against time during the rush hour. He had long worshipped her from afar, but nothing more intimate than a 'Good morning, Miss Jeanne', had escaped him, till one day during a slack spell he came upon her in the little passage leading to the kitchen, her face hidden in her apron, her back jerking with sobs.
The others were listening to Brady's description of traffic congestion at the Rush Street bridge during the rush hour at night.
And you might as well take off a few more cars in the rush hours. Let the strap-hangers pay.
Another accident was reported near Al Nahda Street towards Dubai, adding to morning rush hour congestion.
Rush Hour fans around the world were quick to assume that the pair was hinting at the possibility of a sequel to the movie series.
Chris is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in Brett Ratner's Rush Hour film series.
In less than a minute, a chain reaction spread across the train, causing panic and a full-fledged stampede among the rush hour commuters.
North Wales Police helped co-ordinate traffic as the delays spread through rush hour and into mid-morning.
"A video appeared on Internet, where drivers say that they collect 200 som each monthly so that the patrol police officers do not pay attention to them in rush hours," he addressed to Chief of the patrol police.
Around 43 per cent of accident claims to the company involved collisions taking place in peak rush hour times.
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