Crossword clues for sandglass
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sandglass \Sand"glass`\, n. An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See Hourglass.
Wiktionary
n. An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening.
WordNet
n. timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
Wikipedia
A sandglass is a device for measuring time, including:
- Hourglass
- Marine sandglass
- Egg timer
It can also refer to:
- Sandglass (TV series), a 1995 Korean drama series
Sandglass (; also known as The Hourglass) is a South Korean television series. It is one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in history, and is also considered one of the most significant. Written by Song Ji-na and directed by Kim Jong-hak, it aired on SBS in 1995 in 24 episodes.
A depiction of the tragic relationship among three friends affected by the political and civilian oppression of 1970s and 1980s Korea, the series mixed politics, melodrama, action, and great acting. It recorded a peak rating of 64.5%, the third highest of all time, and launched its leading trio of Choi Min-soo, Go Hyun-jung, and Park Sang-won into stardom. Its reenactment of the Gwangju Uprising (interspersed with archival video footage) remains one of the most realistic, devastatingly powerful, and unforgettable moments in Korean TV history.
Usage examples of "sandglass".
It was morning, and a sailor, Ash, was in the bows with a sandglass and a log attached to a length of rope tied off at intervals with knots.
Ash threw the log, counted, and when another sailor in the stern shouted, tipped the sandglass and hauled the log back aboard.
It occurred to me that if you had both large and small sandglasses, you could measure how long it took for the sun to cross that space, and thus how fast it moved… and from that discover how far apart any two places were.
The sandglass proved to me that I had slept barely an hour, but a brief moment of complete repose, at my age, is equal to sleep which formerly lasted throughout half a revolution of the stars.