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time-ball

time-ball is the rare spelling of time ball.

Meaning of time ball

Noun

time ball (plural time balls)

  1. A large wooden or metal ball that drops at a predetermined time to enable sailors to check their marine chronometers from their boats offshore.

Forms of time-ball

pluraltime-balls

Questions about time-ball

What is time-ball the rare spelling of?
Time-ball is the rare spelling of time ball.

Words near time-ball in the dictionary

  1. time-attack
  2. time-attacks
  3. time-average
  4. time-average equation
  5. time-averages
  6. time-ball
  7. time-balls
  8. time-bandwidth product
  9. time-banking
  10. time-bar
  11. time-bargain

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