noun
- a small telescope, especially one used for viewing distant objects
Usage: often associated with nautical or historical contexts
Examples
- The captain raised his spyglass to scan the horizon for ships.
- Pirates in movies are often shown with a spyglass tucked under their arm.
- She used a spyglass to watch birds in the distant trees.
- The old sailor kept his brass spyglass polished and ready.
- Through the spyglass, we could see the lighthouse on the far shore.
- He collapsed the spyglass and put it back in his coat pocket.