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time balls (communications structures, <single built works by function>, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Visual time signals, generally including a ball that is mounted on a tall pole or rod set up on a tower or other prominent location and that is arranged to drop suddenly at a predetermined moment, such as noontime; used, for example, by ships at anchor.
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| Terms: |
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| time balls (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| time ball (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| balls, time (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| time-balls (C,U,LC,English,UF,U,N)
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| timeball towers (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| towers, timeball (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| 報時球 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U)
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| bào shí qiú (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U)
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| bao shi qiu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U)
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| pao shih ch'iu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U)
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| tijdballen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| tijdbal (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| globos horarios (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| globo horario (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RK |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Single Built Works (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ single built works (built environment) (G) |
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................ <single built works by specific type> (G) |
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.................... <single built works by function> (G) |
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........................ communications structures (G) |
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............................ time balls (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 顯示時間的視覺訊號裝置，通常是在塔上或其他顯眼處豎立一根高柱或杆子，其上再安置一個會在中午或其他設定好的時間突然下墜的球體；諸如停泊的船隻會利用此種裝置。 |
| Dutch ..... Rode of zwarte ballen van gevlochten teen aan een hoge stang bevestigd, die men neerlaat om een tijdsein te geven of die zijn ingesteld om op een bepaald moment te vallen, bijvoorbeeld om twaalf uur 's middags; b.v. gebruikt door schepen die voor anker liggen. |
| Spanish ..... Indicaciones visuales de tiempo, generalmente incluyendo un bola elevada sobre un alto poste o vara, situada sobre una torre u otra localización prominente y que se halla dispuesta para caer repentinamente en un momento predeterminado, tal como el mediodí. Utilizada, por ejemplo, por los barcos al anclar. |
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