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SPYGLASS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spyglass mean?
• SPYGLASS (noun)
The noun SPYGLASS has 1 sense:
1. a small refracting telescope
Familiarity information: SPYGLASS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small refracting telescope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
field glass; glass; spyglass
Hypernyms ("spyglass" is a kind of...):
refracting telescope (optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece)
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