ten-twenty

or 10-20

[ ten-twen-tee, ‐-twuhn‐ ]

noun

, Slang.

1. location:

   My ten-twenty is State Street and Second Avenue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ten-twenty¹

Originally meaning “advise location” in ten code ( def )

Example Sentences

The same room on the following morning at ten-twenty-five, by the Grandfather clock.

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The latest reading marked ten-twenty-nine, which was the lowest he had ever seen it.

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One—two—three—seven—ten—twenty panels of the fence were cleared.

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Ten twenty-two; he gave himself seven minutes and went around the room rapidly, looking only at pistols.

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In a few minutes the campus was five miles behind him—six—ten—twenty.

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