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Definition of time ball in English English dictionary
- A large wooden or metal ball that drops at a predetermined time to enable sailors to check their marine chronometers from their boats offshore
- time balls
- plural form of time ball
- time-ball
- Rare spelling of time ball
- time-ball
- a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory
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time BallTurkish pronunciation
taym bôlPronunciation
/ˈtīm ˈbôl/ /ˈtaɪm ˈbɔːl/
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