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Bering Standard Time

Bering Standard Time

8.9
Time that is 11 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and used in parts of the Pacific
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : hora estándar de Bering
  • The Midway Islands once observed Bering Standard Time, putting them 11 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.

Examples

  • Maps from the 20th century may still display Bering Standard Time for some Pacific territories.

  • Flights were scheduled to arrive at 3:00 PM Bering Standard Time.

  • The conference call is scheduled for 3 PM Bering Standard Time.

  • What time is it in Bering Standard Time right now?

  • The conference call will start at 3:00 PM Bering Standard Time to accommodate all participants.

  • Many businesses in the region operate according to Bering Standard Time for scheduling purposes.

  • If you are traveling to the Midway Islands, remember that they follow Bering Standard Time.

Synonyms

Bering Time
vsBering Standard Time
  • Archaic
8.0

Standard time used in places near the Bering Sea at 165° west

is limited to use in the Midway Islands rather than the wider region

Surface Forms

Bering Standard Time singular
Bering Standard Times plural

Morphology

Bering + standard + time

The phrase is compositionally built: 'standard time' clearly denotes the official time used in a region and 'Bering' functions as a place name modifying which region. Therefore a learner who knows the constituents (including that Bering is a geographic name) can derive that it means the standard time for the Bering region. Note however that if the proper name 'Bering' is unknown, the specific referent may be unclear even though the construction remains transparent.

Etymology

Bering Standard Time comes from the Bering Sea and the explorer Vitus Bering. It was the local standard time used by islands far out in the Pacific, like the Midway Islands, which made their clocks '11 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time'.