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periscopes

periscopes is the plural of periscope.

Meaning of periscope

Noun

periscope (plural periscopes)

  1. A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.
    • The waters grew suddenly lighter, and my spirits rose accordingly. I shouted down to those below that I saw daylight ahead, and a great shout of thanksgiving reverberated through the ship. A moment later we emerged into sunlit water, and immediately I raised the periscope and looked about me upon...1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp., →OCLC; republished as chapter IV, in Hugo Gernsback, editor...
  2. (obsolete) A general or comprehensive view.
    • […] will show it not only enlarging the periscope of knowledge, but contributing to the amelioration of the condition of unfortunate and suffering humanity […]1885, Transactions of the Michigan State Medical Society, page 55

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Questions about periscopes

What is periscopes the plural of?
Periscopes is the plural of periscope.

Words near periscopes in the dictionary

  1. periscians
  2. periscii
  3. periscopal
  4. periscope
  5. periscoped
  6. periscopes
  7. periscopic
  8. periscopical
  9. periscopically
  10. periscoping
  11. periscopism

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