periscope
To rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscopeTo rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope.
» The submarine's periscope was sticking out of the water.
Перископ подводной лодки выглядывал из-под воды. — Nattiko
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1 sensesTo rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope.
Examples
6 sentencesThe submarine's periscope was sticking out of the water.
ruПерископ подводной лодки выглядывал из-под воды. — Nattiko
Tom looked through the periscope.
ruТом посмотрел в перископ. — sharptoothed
Lower the periscope.
The submarine's periscope was sticking right out of the water.
ruПерископ подводной лодки торчал прямо из воды. — Balamax
The periscope allows the crewmen of the submarine to see everything that happens above the surface.
Origin
Formed in English from peri- + -scope.Formed in English from peri- + -scope.
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Forms
periscopes, periscoping, periscoped, periscoped| Base form | periscope · to periscope |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | periscopes |
| Present participle | periscoping |
| Past simple | periscoped |
| Past participle | periscoped |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.