grandfather clock
grandfather clock · grandfather clocks
ходики
Standuhr, Bodenstanduhr, Großvateruhr
A longcase clockA longcase clock.
» I love to hear a grandfather clock chime.
Ich höre sehr gerne den Glockenschlag einer Pendeluhr.
Meaning
1 sensesA longcase clock.
Bodenstanduhr, Standuhr, Großvateruhr
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More definitions
- a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case
Examples
3 sentencesI love to hear a grandfather clock chime.
deIch höre sehr gerne den Glockenschlag einer Pendeluhr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This was my grandfather's clock.
Це був годинник мого діда. — deniko
Wow, that's a big clock! Yes, it's a grandfather clock.
ruОго, большие часы! Да, это напольные часы. — Karok
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock:
Origin
From an 1876 song, Grandfather's Clock, by American songwriter Henry Work, based on a clocFrom an 1876 song, Grandfather's Clock, by American songwriter Henry Work, based on a clock in the George Hotel in Piercebridge, County Durham, England, which stopped keeping time after its owner died.
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Forms
plural: grandfather clocks| Singular | grandfather clock |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case:longcase clock
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedgrandmother clock