field glasses
Example Sentences
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A statue of the impressively bearded Civil War general and former Secretary of War John Rawlins, field glasses in hand, surveys this narrow block-long park from its eastern end.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2017
Galileo’s telescopes were refractors, as are today’s binoculars and field glasses.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
I kind of pull over there, take my field glasses and peer down into the casting yard - where they make the segments - and see if can guess what they’re doing.
From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2015
The sense of togetherness seemed as palpable as the heavy field glasses through which we watched the races.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2013
The man lowers his field glasses, looks at me, and shouts, “Smew!”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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