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noun

Usually field glasses. binoculars for use out of doors.

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Origin of field glass

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby field glass

fielder's choice, field event, field exercise, fieldfare, fieldgate, field glass, field glasses, field goal, field grade, field guidance, field guide

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How to use field glass in a sentence

The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
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“He was a brave field commander and an expert in intelligence, and in organizing popular and tribal forces,” said the eulogist.
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Instead of decorating every face on the street, Google Glass hit a contrarian rip tide.
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Park employees helped John quit tobacco by way of a butts-proof glass enclosure, a drastic change in diet, and regular exercise.
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If anything, officer training and in-field policing methodologies reinforce those beliefs.
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He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
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I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.
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We had six field-pieces, but we only took four, harnessed wit twice the usual number of horses.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
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The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
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British Dictionary definitions for field glass

field glass

noun

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

a former name for field glasses

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

field glass

Origin of field glass

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