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TIME-BALL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does time-ball mean?
• TIME-BALL (noun)
The noun TIME-BALL has 1 sense:
1. a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory
Familiarity information: TIME-BALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("time-ball" is a kind of...):
ball; globe; orb (an object with a spherical shape)
Holonyms ("time-ball" is a part of...):
horologe; timekeeper; timepiece (a measuring instrument or device for keeping time)
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