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Meanings of spyglass in English

Portuguese
luneta
Catalan
llargavista

A small refracting telescope.

luneta
Synonyms
Examples for "glass"
Examples for "glass"
1
Friendly service, good wines by the glass and fine value for money.
The Guardian
2
Ahead of the glass roof is a glass windscreen; nothing new there.
BBC
3
Cork and Kerry through the looking glass: what did the result mean?
The Irish Times
4
The sign next to it read: Break glass in case of profit.
The Irish Times
5
The weaker market has led to price cuts among LCD glass makers.
Reuters
1
L'Isle pulled out a field glass to aid them in inspecting it.
The Actress in High Life / An Episode in Winter Quarters
2
Another and another turned a steady field glass towards the same place.
The Great Boer War
3
He was looking through a field glass down the highroad before him.
War and Peace
4
He seemed to be searching for some particular place through his field glass.
The Northern Light
5
With a field glass he surveyed the figure on the hilltop.
Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
Usage of spyglass in English
1
The spyglass that Zahakis used when he was on board your ship.
Secret of the Dragon
2
Rue grabbed a spyglass to look in wonder at the amazing craft.
Imprudence
3
Aylaen grabbed hold of the spyglass and brought it to her eye.
Rage of the Dragon
4
I couldn't see a mite of good in him with a spyglass.
Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays; Or, Rescuing the Runaways
5
She thought he wanted to peep at her splendour through his spyglass.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas
6
So now, after a while, he put his spyglass down and sighed.
New york: the novel
7
Using a spyglass, Captain Morehouse immediately recognised the ship as the Mary Celeste.
News.com.au
8
The latter interrupted his strolling and aimed his spyglass at the point indicated.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
9
Presently he heard the former order the steward to hand him his spyglass.
The Rival Crusoes
10
John touched Jenny's arm and pressed the spyglass into her hand.
Dragonshadow
11
Hundreds of feet below, spyglass lakes gleamed from a hundred sockets.
The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
12
Mary turned, spyglass in hand, to see Will and Lyra returning.
The amber spyglass
13
It would also make the JWST look like a child's spyglass.
Wired
14
She braced herself against a branch and took out the spyglass.
The amber spyglass
15
Tom had a spyglass, and just before sunset he let out a shout:
The Rover Boys on Land and Sea: The Crusoes of Seven Islands
16
This slander finally induces Dappa to take the spyglass away from his eye.
Quicksilver
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Translations for spyglass
Portuguese
luneta
Spyglass through the time
Spyglass across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common