seven o'clock

seven o'clock

1. (In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the eighth hour of the day; 7:00 a.m. (07:00).

   The breakfast buffet opens at seven o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 7:00 a.m.").

2. (Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the twentieth hour of the day; 7:00 p.m. (19:00).

   Supper was served at seven o'clock (= "Supper was served at 7:00 p.m.").

3. (informal) A position behind and slightly to the left (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 7 mark on a clock face)

   We've got a bogey at seven o'clock.