periscope

Example Sentences

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Horne quotes contemporaries calling the headquarters “a submarine without a periscope”: a huge blunder when facing the Wehrmacht's speedy, flexible operational plans.

From Salon

The Normandie crew spotted its periscope poking through the waves and sprang into action.

From Seattle Times

You can sit at the controls and peer through periscopes in a submarine room removed from attack submarine USS Greenling.

From Seattle Times

In the pond at Manito Park, a moose waded in small circles, standing neck-deep in the murky water, head poking out like a periscope.

From Seattle Times

The order will see Thales Glasgow continue a 100-year tradition of making periscopes for Royal Navy submarines.

From BBC