1592953613000 1312632483000 term-60859 1616541512950 1312632556000 1616290513660 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-60859 d4574fc5-9217-3d4a-8a00-644ef51a962a 2 1 scope note Use for 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. reference term-60858 adlib-term-60858 df220207-685e-3e3c-8ef6-9e7638fb1a95 time ball V.RK.AFU.ALO.ALO.ARI.BCW 1 code V.RK.AFU.ALO.ALO.ARI.BCW 1 time balls reference term-60855 adlib-term-60855 6ea2b31b-ab8c-30ec-a6d1-3ab107a6ec62 <communications structures> time balls term