Spyglass (Noun)
Meaning
A small refracting telescope.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The old sea captain lifted his spyglass to his eye, focusing on the horizon for any sign of the ship.
- The 19th-century explorer peered through her spyglass at the majestic mountains in the distance.
- In the film, the swashbuckling pirate heroically used his trusty spyglass to scan the ocean for enemies.
- A beautiful brass spyglass lay on the wooden chest in the corner of the room, its leather case slightly worn.
- She held up her grandfather's antique spyglass and examined it with a mixture of curiosity and nostalgia.