1A wooden ball which burns while floating on the water.
2A water-filled glass globe used to focus light (now chiefly historical).
3US a toy or ornament in the form of a transparent globe or dome that encloses a liquid in which particles or bubbles move, typically around a model of a scene, when it is shaken.
Origin
Late 17th century.
Definition of water globe in US English:
water globe
noun
1A wooden ball which burns while floating on the water.
2A water-filled glass globe used to focus light (now chiefly historical).
3US a toy or ornament in the form of a transparent globe or dome that encloses a liquid in which particles or bubbles move, typically around a model of a scene, when it is shaken.