Periscope

  • 31PERISCOPE — United States Ship (Governmental » Military) …

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  • 32periscope — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, air cylinder, aquascope, bathyscaphe, bathysphere, benthoscope, diving bell, diving boat, diving chamber, diving goggles, diving helmet, diving hood, diving mask, diving suit, scuba, snorkel, submarine, swim …

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  • 33periscope — per|i|scope [ˈperıskəup US skoup] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: peri (from Greek; PERICARDIUM) + Greek skopos look ] a long tube with mirrors fitted in it, used to look over the top of something, especially to see out of a ↑submarine …

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  • 34periscope — per|i|scope [ perı,skoup ] noun count a long tube with mirrors at each end, used for looking over the top of something, especially for looking at the surface of the ocean from a SUBMARINE …

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  • 35periscope — per·i·scope || perɪskəʊp n. optical scope that allows one to see objects that are located above one s line of sight …

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  • 36periscope — noun an apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or prisms, by which an observer (typically in a submerged submarine or behind a high obstacle) can see things that are otherwise out of sight. Derivatives periscopic adjective… …

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  • 37periscope — noun (C) a long tube with mirrors fitted in it used to look over the top of something, especially to see out of a submarine …

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  • 38periscope — peri·scope …

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  • 39periscope — per•i•scope art at periosteum [[t]ˈpɛr əˌskoʊp[/t]] n. opt an optical instrument for viewing objects in an obstructed field of vision, consisting of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usu., lenses: used esp. in submarines •… …

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  • 40periscope — /ˈpɛrəskoʊp / (say peruhskohp) noun an optical instrument consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors by which a view at the surface of water, the top of a parapet, etc., may be seen from below or behind. {Greek… …