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

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field glass

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

Dutton, watching through a field glass, saw the approach of the cannon.

From Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son by Garis, Howard R.

Look for them with an opera or field glass.

From A Text-Book of Astronomy by Comstock, George C.

Lord St. Maurice, with a field glass under his arm, went out upon the cliffs, and he returned hatless and with his coat ripped up, shaking his head with ill-affected cheerfulness.

From To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)