field glass

/fild glæs/
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Definitions of field glass
  1. noun
    a small refracting telescope
    synonyms: glass, spyglass
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    type of:
    refracting telescope
    optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece
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