field glass

American  

[feeld glas] / ˈfild ˌglæs /

noun

1. Usually field glasses. binoculars for use out of doors.

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field glass British  

noun

1. a small telescope often incorporating a prism and held in one hand

2. a former name for field glasses

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Etymology

Origin of field glass

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

But they are drilled solidly in such elementary stuff as rolling a pack, using field glass and compass, managing fire distribution and control.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the long war, Billy Lee usually carried the general’s field glass, or telescope, and “most precious letters,” perhaps those from his wife, Martha, most of which she later destroyed.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

I gave Willie a Zeiss field glass, an antique ship’s compass from Italy, I be­lieve; also a red handkerchief and books.

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander

As he stood on Copp's Hill and looked through his field glass, he spied the tall form of Pres-cott, in his blue coat, on the wall of the fort.

From The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable by Pollard, Josephine

A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once; a doubleÏbarreled field glass or an opera glass.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah