one o'clock noun4 •The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).The bar closes at one o'clock (= "The bar closes at 1:00 a.m."). •The start of the fourteenth hour of the day; 1:00 p.m. (13:00).The next train comes at one o'clock (= "The next train comes at 13:00"). •(informal) A position ahead and slightly rightward (horizontal clock orientation) or almost directly above (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 1 mark on a clock face)We've got a bogey at one o'clock. •(informal) A dandelion.