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

Case took a field glass and looked up the stream.

From The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel by Gordon, Harry

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

They are of little value, but perhaps the field glass and the books may in future years recall the story in which they have been a part.

From The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods by Paine, Albert Bigelow