time globes

A form of time globe — A terrestrial globe mounted above a clock, and rotated once in a twenty-four hour period by clockwork, designed to display the time at any point on the globe by means of a stationary dial or ring encircling the globe at the equator.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of time globe
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