noun
globe
glohb
noun
1
The planet Earth.
"News of the discovery spread across the globe within hours."
2
A spherical model showing a map of the Earth.
"A dusty old globe sat on the corner of his desk."
3
Any round, ball-shaped object, including a light bulb or lamp cover.
"The lamp's frosted glass globe cast a soft light across the room."
How to Use Globe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Earth, or a spherical model of it — or, more loosely, anything ball-shaped.
Common pairings
across the globe
around the globe
a spinning globe
Word Forms
globed past tense, globes plural, globes singular
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Etymology
From Old French globe, from Latin globus, meaning a round mass or ball.