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periscope

[per-uh-skohp] / ˈpɛr əˌskoʊp /


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The periscope device never made it to production but the distinctive roof profile survived, earning the cars the nickname “Periscopio.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Washington afterwards released what it said was periscope footage of the submarine firing on the ship, and an image of its hull almost vertical as it slipped below the surface.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

In his metaphorical submarine without a periscope, the attorney general and his senior staff were oblivious to what was occurring on Capitol Hill just a few blocks from the Justice Department building.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024

The most expensive variant of the new generation iPhone will have a periscope camera that could improve zoom capacity by 5 times or more, according TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023

From there, I poke my head up like a periscope coming out of the water, to see if Liz or her mother are anywhere in sight.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2023

Open periscopes and hatches suggested that it was attempting a deep dive at the moment it was hit and sunk.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

“And they’re able to see periscopes or other changes in the water that can point to a submarine.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

Marmots whistle from the berry bushes, their heads protruding from the leaves like periscopes as they scan their surroundings.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2021

The crowds along Charlottenburger Chaussee were so thick that people in the back rows had to use rented periscopes to see what was happening up front.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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