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Noun: periscope  'pe-ri,skowp
  1. An optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
    "The submarine used its periscope to survey the surface"

Derived forms: periscopes

Type of: optical instrument

Part of: pigboat [informal], sub [informal], submarine

Encyclopedia: Periscope