Periscope

Noun

 * 1) A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.
 * 2) * 1918,, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV
 * The waters grew suddenly lighter, and my spirits rose accordingly. I shouted down to those below that I saw daylight ahead, and a great shout of thanksgiving reverberated through the ship. A moment later we emerged into sunlit water, and immediately I raised the periscope and looked about me upon the strangest landscape I had ever seen.
 * : A general or comprehensive view.

Thesaurus
Aqua-Lung, air cylinder, aquascope, bathyscaphe, bathysphere, benthoscope, diving bell, diving boat, diving chamber, diving goggles, diving helmet, diving hood, diving mask, diving suit, scuba, snorkel, submarine, swim fins, wet suit

Etymology
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Translations

 * Danish:
 * Dutch: periscoop
 * Esperanto:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: Periskop


 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: periscópio
 * Russian: перископ
 * Spanish:

Related terms

 * periscopic
 * periscopically

Anagrams

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