globe of the world

noun

A spherical model of the Earth, marked out as a map, held at an angle in a frame so that it can be rotated.

Meanings

nounglobe of the world (plural globes of the world)

plural globes of the world

  1. A spherical model of the Earth, marked out as a map, held at an angle in a frame so that it can be rotated.

Translations

Italian globo terrestre
  • globo terrestreTranslations
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