spyglass

[ spahy-glas, -glahs ]

noun

1. a small telescope.

spyglass

/ ˈspaɪˌɡlɑːs /

noun

1. a small telescope

Word History and Origins

Origin of spyglass¹

First recorded in 1700–10; spy + glass

Example Sentences

I had the opportunity to talk with Barrera over the phone about “Abigail,” about being a Latina in the film industry and about her experience with Spyglass Media, the company behind the “Scream” franchise that fired the Mexican-born actress for Instagram stories voicing support for Gaza, where more than 30,000 have been killed following the events of Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Spyglass Media was unambiguous about why they’d dropped Barrera.

From Los Angeles Times

“Spyglass’ stance is unequivocally clear: We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech,” a spokesperson told Variety last fall.

From Los Angeles Times

Spyglass Media declined to comment on this story.

From Los Angeles Times

From the heights of Monticello, Jefferson watched the British troops through his spyglass, or hand telescope.

From Literature