peephole

[ peep-hohl ]

/ ˈpipˌhoʊl /

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noun

a small hole or opening through which to peep or look, as in a door.

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Origin of peephole

First recorded in 1675–85; peep¹ + hole

Words nearby peephole

Peene, Peenemünde, peep, pee-pee, peeper, peephole, Peeping Tom, peeps, peep show, peep sight, peepul

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How to use peephole in a sentence

The officers covered the peephole so that their faces would be obscured, and Taravati opened the door.
‘Happy’ Dancers Arrested, Abused in Iran|Shima Sharabi|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What you get at the end is a peephole for a private moment that rapidly becomes very voyeuristic.
Remembering Mike Kelley|Justin Jones|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jess peered through the peephole in the curtain and saw that the hall was crowded.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
The long war-arrow, weighted with a blazing mass of pitch-smeared 211 moss, stuck in a log a few inches below my peephole.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter

I watched him, gentlemen, watched him through a peephole cut in the wall of his cabin, which is next the pantry.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton
Through that peephole he saw something that almost turned him livid, rooted him to the spot, and for a moment held him helpless.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton
The curtain was cracked through in places and had a peephole in the middle, with black smudges round it like a bruised eye.
Back Home|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for peephole

peephole

/ (ˈpiːpˌhəʊl) /

noun

a small aperture, such as one in the door of a flat for observing callers before opening

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