terrestrial globe


noun
  1. See under globe (def. 3).

Origin of terrestrial globe

1
First recorded in 1550–60

Words Nearby terrestrial globe

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How to use terrestrial globe in a sentence

  • The terrestrial globe being from that time recognized as isolated, to move it was no longer difficult.

    Urania | Camille Flammarion
  • There is no species of animal, except man, universally spread over the face of the terrestrial globe.

    Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
  • Its mass or weight is only 1⁄81 that of the terrestrial globe.

    Astronomy for Amateurs | Camille Flammarion
  • This is another proof of the spherical nature of the terrestrial globe.

    Astronomy for Amateurs | Camille Flammarion
  • He turned back into the room; he kicked over the terrestrial globe of the Borromeo; he threw the map of Italy to the floor.