globe (globes plural )
1 n-sing You can refer to the world as the globe when you are emphasizing how big it is or that something happens in many different parts of it.
(=planet)
...bottles of beer from every corner of the globe...
2 n-count A globe is a ball-shaped object with a map of the world on it. It is usually fixed on a stand.
...a globe of the world...
3 n-count Any ball-shaped object can be referred to as a globe. The overhead light was covered now with a white globe.
globe artichoke (globe artichokes plural )
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globe-trot (globe-trots 3rd person present) (globe-trotting present participle) (globe-trotted past tense & past participle ), globetrot If someone spends their time globe-trotting, they spend a lot of time travelling to different parts of the world.
INFORMAL verb
The son of a diplomat, he has spent much of his life globe-trotting. V
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globe-trotting adj
...globe-trotting academic superstars.
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globe-trotter (globe-trotters plural) n-count
TV globe-trotter Alan Whicker was nearly burned alive by an angry mob in Egypt.