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Gla·sen [ˈgla:zn̩] N pl NAUT

Glas <-es, Gläser> [gla:s, pl ˈglɛ:zɐ] N nt

4. Glas kein pl (Maßeinheit):

Je·na·er Glas [ˈje:naɐ-] N nt

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Dann kam eine kurze Pause, bevor die nächsten Schläge folgten.

Beispielsweise um 12 Uhr, d. h. 8 Glasen: ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping. Oder um 9.30 Uhr: ping-ping, ping.

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Then there was a short pause before the next rings sounded.

For example at 12 o'clock, there were 8 bells: ding-ding, ding-ding, ding-ding, ding-ding, or at 9.30: ding-ding, ding.

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Der Wachwechsel fand und findet in der Regel noch heute um 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 und 24 Uhr statt.

Bei 8 Glasen erfolgte der Wachwechsel und der diensthabende Rudergänger drehte das Stundenglas um.

Nach einer halben Stunde war der Sand aus dem oberen Kegel in den unteren gerieselt.

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As is generally still the case nowadays, changeovers took place at 4am, 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm and midnight.

When 8 bells rang, this indicted a changeover and the on-duty helmsman turned the hourglass.

After half an hour, the sand had run through from the top half of the hourglass to the bottom.

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