periscope
noun
peri·scope
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Definition of periscope
: a tubular optical instrument containing lenses and mirrors by which an observer obtains an otherwise obstructed field of view
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Festivities continue with activities for kids, including a chance to look through a periscope on deck. — Greg Burnett, cleveland.com, "USS Cod celebrates 60 years on Cleveland’s lakefront," 17 July 2019 Designed for tiny home company Baumbau, the Bert looks like a periscope peeking through the forest. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Prefab treehouses look like periscopes peeking through the forest," 24 June 2019 Stay Dry Norway’s Under Restaurant: Norway’s new Under restaurant on the craggy Lindesnes coast angles 18 feet below the icy waters of the North Sea like an upended periscope. — Karen Carmichael, National Geographic, "Don’t scuba? Here are 10 other underwater thrills," 7 June 2019 The new periscope telephoto camera offers 10x hybrid zoom and up to 50x digital zoom. — Michael Simon, PCWorld, "Huawei’s P30 Pro goes toe-to-toe with the Samsung Galaxy S10+ on power, price, and photography," 26 Mar. 2019 Other than Oppo, Vivo had a periscope-like pop-up selfie camera on the Nex in 2018, Xiaomi introduced the slider-equipped Mi Mix 3, and Honor also released the notch-killing Magic 2. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "2018 was a weird notch year — what’s next?," 18 Dec. 2018 Designed for reconnaissance and combat behind enemy lines while collecting intelligence, it is loaded up with both serious armor, hard-hitting weapons, advanced optics, three periscopes and much, much more. — Allison Barrie, Fox News, "Formidable 'Jaguar' recon vehicle revealed, touts powerful cannon and anti-tank missiles," 18 June 2018 The periscope/camera apparatus was custom-built by Israeli experience designer Saron Paz. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, "Periscope at Pier 27 peeks into Israel, live, from across the world," 31 May 2018 Pyramidal cells shoot one thick dendrite up to the brain’s surface, like a periscope. — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, "The Heroes of Science Who Are Unlocking the Brain," 3 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'periscope.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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periscope
noun
English Language Learners Definition of periscope
: a long tube that contains lenses and mirrors and that is used to look over or around something and especially by a person in a submarine to see above the surface of the water
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periscope
noun
peri·scope
| \ ˈper-ə-ˌskōp
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Kids Definition of periscope
: an instrument containing lenses and mirrors by which a person (as on a submarine) can get a view that would otherwise be blocked
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