Meanings
nounspyglass (plural spyglasses)
plural spyglasses
- A small portable telescope.
- regionaluncommonA pair of binoculars.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian далекоглед
- далекоглед (dalekogled)portable telescope
Catalan ullera
- ulleraportable telescope
Chinese Mandarin 小型望遠鏡 /小型望远镜
- 小型望遠鏡 /小型望远镜 (xiǎoxíng wàngyuǎnjìng)portable telescope
Dutch verrekijker
- verrekijkerportable telescope
Finnish kaukoputki
- kaukoputkiportable telescope
French longue-vue, lunette d'approche
- longue-vueportable telescope
- lunette d'approcheportable telescope
German Fernglas
- Fernglasportable telescope
Greek κιάλι, κανοκιάλι
- κιάλι (kiáli)portable telescope
- κανοκιάλι (kanokiáli)portable telescope
Irish fadradharcán
- fadradharcánportable telescope
Italian cannocchiale, binocolo
- cannocchialeportable telescope
- binocoloportable telescope
Lithuanian žiūronas
- žiūronasportable telescope
Polish luneta
- lunetaportable telescope
Portuguese luneta
- lunetaportable telescope
Romanian ochean
- ocheanportable telescope
Russian подзо́рная труба́
- подзо́рная труба́ (podzórnaja trubá)portable telescope
Spanish catalejo
- catalejoportable telescope
Swedish kikare
- kikareportable telescope
Turkish dürbün, teleskop
- dürbünportable telescope
- teleskopportable telescope
- ırakgörürportable telescope
Welsh ysbienddrych
- ysbienddrychportable telescope
Cite this entry
APA
spyglass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spyglass
MLA
“spyglass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spyglass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spyglass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spyglass.
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