Entertainment / Literature / Globe: One of the theatres in London where Shakespeare performed. Shakespeare's acting company built it on the Bankside south of the Thames--an area often called 'Southwerke'--which was notorious for its brothels and taverns, since it lay outside the jurisdiction of London proper. Technically polygonal rather than a perfect sphere, it was sufficiently circular to earn its name. The area above the stage, which contained a small orchestra for playing music and a small cannon for making explosive sound effects, was referred to in actor's slang as 'the heavens.' The cellarage, or the area directly underneath the stage, accessible through a trapdoor called the hell mouth (q.v.), was known as 'hell.'
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Globe Verb Synonyms: earth, world, planet, Terra
Globe Adjective Synonyms: sphere, ball, orb, globule
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Business / Construction / Globe Valve: A valve that lets you adjust the flow of water to any rate between fully on and fully off. Also see gate valve. MORE
Lifestyle / Travel / Greenwich Mean Time (Gmt): Solar based time in greenwich, england, fon which time in all other time zones in the world is based. MORE
Science / Weather / University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR): A non-profit university membership consortium which carries out programs to benefit atmospheric, oceanic, and related sciences around the globe. Among other activities, UCAR operates the National Cent MORE