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# globe

«globe» in Mova's school dictionary: **a ball-shaped model of the Earth, with a map of the world…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a globe, globes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A globe is a ball-shaped model of the Earth, with a map of the world on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#m1)

2) The globe means the whole world or the Earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#m2)

3) A globe is any object shaped like a ball. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#m3)

4) In Australia and New Zealand, a globe can mean a light bulb. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In geography, a globe shows the Earth's real shape, with continents, oceans, the equator, poles and lines of latitude and longitude; it is more accurate than a flat map, which stretches some places. It spins on a tilted axis like the Earth. In maths, a globe is a sphere. Phrases: «around the globe», «spin the globe», «snow globe», «the globe» (the world).

### examples

- Find the United Kingdom on the globe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#x1)
- The globe spins on a tilted axis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#x2)
- People around the globe watched the World Cup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#x3)
- A snow globe has tiny flakes that swirl when you shake it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#x4)
- The equator is a line around the middle of the globe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#x5)
- A globe is the best way to see the true shape of the continents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#x6)
- The light globe in the hall needs changing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#x7)
- Sailors travelled across the globe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#x8)
- The great city where he resided was very gay; every day many strangers from all parts of the globe arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/#x9)

### note

Plural globes. Adjective: global (worldwide), e.g. «global warming». In maths, the shape of a globe is a sphere. «Globe» as a light bulb is Australian/NZ use.

### In the corpora

- [In the UK zebra crossings have flashing orange globes on black and white poles, called Belisha beacons.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars/13/)
- [Only a globe can show the shapes, areas, distances and directions of all places correctly at the same time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/1-maps-and-scale/13/)
- [Amir guesses the globe has like 300 countries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/66-from-band-to-nation-families-tribes-kingdoms-empires-and-countries/1/)
- [A globe is a small model of the Earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/7-shape-and-size-of-the-earth/16/)
- [A globe is a small round model of the Earth that shows the true shapes of the lands and seas.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/41-maps-and-compass/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «globe» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/globe/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.