spyglass
spyglass · spyglasses
скло, стакан, шкло
подзорная труба
Fernglas
A small portable telescopeA small portable telescope.
US/ˈspaɪˌɡlæs/
» Pirates used spyglasses to see far away.
Meaning
2 sensesA small portable telescope.
Fernglas
подзо́рная труба́podzórnaja trubá
a small refracting telescope
(regional, uncommon)A pair of binoculars.
Examples
3 sentencesPirates used spyglasses to see far away.
Lend me the spyglass, that I may see better.
His account of a solar eclipse viewed at Devonport through a small spyglass got into print in a London paper.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
portable telescope:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
portable telescope:
Origin
From spy + glass.From spy + glass.
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