Definition of: globe

(glōb) noun
1. A perfectly round body; ball; sphere.
2. The earth: with the definite article.
3. A sphere on which is a map of the earth or of the heavens: also terrestrial or celestial globe.
4. A hollow globular vessel or the like.
5. Any planetary or celestial body.
6. A ball, usually of gold, borne as an emblem of authority.
—v.t. & v.i. globed, glob·ing To form into a globe. [<F <L globus ball]