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terrestrial globe

noun

  1. globe3


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Word History and Origins

Origin of terrestrial globe1

First recorded in 1550–60

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Example Sentences

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

There is no species of animal, except man, universally spread over the face of the terrestrial globe.

Its mass or weight is only 1⁄81 that of the terrestrial globe.

This is another proof of the spherical nature of the terrestrial globe.

He turned back into the room; he kicked over the terrestrial globe of the Borromeo; he threw the map of Italy to the floor.

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