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spyhole

/ ˈspaɪˌhəʊl /

noun

  1. a small hole in a door, etc through which one may watch secretly; peephole

“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


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Police believe a contract killer watched him through a spyhole in his fence at his property, before scaling the fence and shooting him at the only spot not covered by CCTV.

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At about 17:30 BST, a suspect believed to be a contract killer scaled his garden fence having seemingly watched him through a carved-out spyhole.

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Brock told Fox News that she, too, was immediately subject to Brunel's unwanted advances, and she later even discovered a spyhole built into the bathroom.

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Through the spyhole in the hotel room door, she could see masked workers sterilising hallway carpets daily.

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A notorious conman shot dead in his garden may have been watched by his killer through a fence spyhole before his death, police have said.

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