sun ‧ dial /ˈsʌndaɪəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
an object used in the past for telling the time. The shadow of a pointed piece of metal shows the time and moves round as the sun moves.
sun ‧ dial /ˈsʌndaɪəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
an object used in the past for telling the time. The shadow of a pointed piece of metal shows the time and moves round as the sun moves.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012