sandglass

• Устройство для измерения времени, состоящее из двух соединённых стеклянных колб, в котором песок пересыпается из верхней колбы в нижнюю через узкое горлышко, используемое для измерения фиксированного промежутка времени.

A timekeeping device consisting of two connected glass bulbs, where sand flows from the upper to the lower bulb through a narrow neck, used to measure a fixed interval of time.

1. Time-measuring deviceB2formal

   A device consisting of two glass bulbs connected by a narrow neck, used to measure time by the flow of sand from the upper to the lower bulb.

   Песочные часы

   • The old sandglass was used to time the sailor's watch.
   • She turned the sandglass over to start measuring another hour.
   • In the museum, they displayed a beautifully crafted sandglass from the 18th century.

   Synonymshourglass