TIME-BALL

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 I. (noun) 

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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