a standard time used in the zone which includes the Eastern states of the U.S., corresponding to the mean solar time of the 75th meridian west of Greenwich, England: it is five hours behind Greenwich time
Eastern Standard Time
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Eastern Standard Time
noun
Abbr. ESTStandard time in the fifth time zone west of Greenwich, England, reckoned at 75° west and used, for example, in eastern North America. Also called Eastern Time .
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Standard time in the fifth time zone west of Greenwich, England, reckoned at 75° west and used, for example, in the eastern part of North America.
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