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

Old castles surmount the hilltops, but one needs a field glass to see them.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Paine, Albert Bigelow

Look for them with an opera or field glass.

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

The countess had eyes and wits for the game only, following it intently through a heavy field glass grown light now that Manister was batting.

From Tiny Luttrell by Hornung, Ernest William