opera glasses

noun

One or more pairs of small low-powered binoculars for use by members of the audience at a theatrical performance.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of opera glass
nounopera glasses pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyOne or more pairs of small low-powered binoculars for use by members of the audience at a theatrical performance.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes

Broader
optical instrument

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 觀劇鏡 /观剧镜
  • 觀劇鏡 /观剧镜 (guānjùjìng)small binoculars
Finnish teatterikiikari
  • teatterikiikarismall binoculars
French jumelles de théâtre
  • jumelles de théâtresmall binoculars
German Opernglas
  • Opernglassmall binoculars
Polish lornetka teatralna
  • lornetka teatralnasmall binoculars
Spanish gemelos de teatro
  • gemelos de teatrosmall binoculars
Swedish teaterkikare
  • teaterkikaresmall binoculars
Turkish opera dürbünü, tiyatro dürbünü
  • opera dürbünüsmall binoculars
  • tiyatro dürbünüsmall binoculars
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APA

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Chicago

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