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

Tuning in to interstellar radio waves for the first time was akin to Galileo pointing a modified spyglass at the stars centuries earlier — we could see things in the sky we’d never seen before.

From Science News

After a few moments, and with Frane's aid, Russ Bunker got the wooden spyglass focused on the proper point.

From Project Gutenberg

Old Mrs. Bounderby h'isted the gold-mounted double spyglass she had slung round her neck and took an observation.

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Fritz remained by me while I examined the object through my spyglass.

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A preventive man (as the revenue officers are called), with his spyglass under his arm, passed him.

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Now, though, his thoughts were taken up by the problem of getting away unobserved by the spyglass man.

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