Thesaurus: periscope

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1. n. A general or comprehensive view.
2. n. an optical instrument of tubular shape containing an arrangement of lenses and mirrors (or prisms), allowing a person to observe a field of view otherwise obstructed, as beyond an obstructing object or (as in submarines) above the surface of the water.
3. n. an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
4. A general or comprehensive view. [R.]
5. n:100 n. an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field