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spyglass

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++spy·glass /ˈspaɪɡlɑːs $ -ɡlæs/ noun [countable]  TSEEa small telescope used by sailors in the past 〔旧时水手用的〕小型望远镜
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spyglassOptics have fascinated Dall since he bought a spyglass telescope from a market stall in his mid-teens.I passed the spyglass to him.
spy·glass nounChineseSyllable
a by sailors Corpus the telescope used in small


spyglass
spyglass /ˈspaɪɡlɑːs $ -ɡlæs/ noun [countable]
a small telescope used by sailors in the past


spy·glassBrE /ˈspaɪɡlɑːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspaɪɡlæs/ 🔊 nouna small telescope 小型望远镜