terrestrial globe
noun
See under globe (def. 3).
Origin of terrestrial globe
1First 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 FlammarionThere 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 BuffonIts mass or weight is only 1⁄81 that of the terrestrial globe.
Astronomy for Amateurs | Camille FlammarionThis is another proof of the spherical nature of the terrestrial globe.
Astronomy for Amateurs | Camille FlammarionHe turned back into the room; he kicked over the terrestrial globe of the Borromeo; he threw the map of Italy to the floor.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
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