spyglass

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spyglass

  • /ˈspaɪˌɡlæs/ US

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From spy + glass.

noun spyglasses

  1. A small portable telescope.
  2. regional, uncommon A pair of binoculars.

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noun portable telescope

Españolcatalejo
中文小型望遠鏡 /小型望远镜 xiǎoxíng wàngyuǎnjìng
Portuguêsluneta
Françaislongue-vue, lunette d'approche
DeutschFernglas
Italianocannocchiale, binocolo
Ελληνικάκιάλι kiáli, κανοκιάλι kanokiáli
Românăochean
Русскийподзо́рная труба́ podzórnaja trubá

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@misc{spyglass_2026,
  title = {spyglass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spyglass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}