sniperscope

[ snahy-per-skohp ]

noun

1. a snooperscope designed for attaching to a rifle or carbine.

sniperscope

/ ˈsnaɪpəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. a telescope with crosshairs mounted on a sniper's rifle

Word History and Origins

Origin of sniperscope¹

1915–20; sniper ( def ) + -scope

Example Sentences

They both work better hidden and seeing the world behind a sniperscope than confronting potential suspects directly.

From Washington Times

Unlike the World War II infantry sniperscope that illuminated its target with an infra-red beam, the starlight scope needs no light of its own.

From Time Magazine Archive

Army's sniperscope, which uses infrared rays to see through darkness; a modified version keeps watch on car-axle journal boxes, flashes a signal when the box gets too hot.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the sniper looks at the glowing image through a proper lens system, he sees in visible light the target which his sniperscope is watching in infrared.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Where did you get the sniperscope?"

From Project Gutenberg