"periscope" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛɹɪskəʊp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-periscope.wav [Southern-England] Forms: periscopes [plural]
Etymology: From peri- + -scope. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|peri|scope}} peri- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} periscope (plural periscopes)
  1. A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility. Translations (viewing device): periscopi [masculine] (Catalan), 潛望鏡 (Chinese Mandarin), 潜望镜 (qiánwàngjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), periskop [masculine] (Czech), periskop [neuter] (Danish), periscoop (Dutch), periskopo (Esperanto), periskooppi (Finnish), périscope [masculine] (French), periscopio [masculine] (Galician), Periskop [neuter] (German), περισκόπιο (periskópio) [neuter] (Greek), periskopo (Ido), periscopio [masculine] (Italian), 潜望鏡 (senbōkyō) (alt: せんぼうきょう) (Japanese), 잠망경 (jammanggyeong) (Korean), teropong corong (Malay), teropong hendap (Malay), teropong intip (Malay), periskop (Malay), periskop [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), periskop [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), periscópio [masculine] (Portuguese), периско́п (periskóp) [masculine] (Russian), periscopio [masculine] (Spanish), periskop [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-periscope-en-noun-a5nF24Xs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with peri-, English terms suffixed with -scope Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 9 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with peri-: 67 13 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 74 9 16 Disambiguation of 'viewing device': 96 4
  2. (obsolete): A general or comprehensive view. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-periscope-en-noun-4XBChQrB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: periscopic, periscopically

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɛɹɪskəʊp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-periscope.wav [Southern-England] Forms: periscopes [present, singular, third-person], periscoping [participle, present], periscoped [participle, past], periscoped [past]
Etymology: From peri- + -scope. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|peri|scope}} peri- + -scope Head templates: {{en-verb}} periscope (third-person singular simple present periscopes, present participle periscoping, simple past and past participle periscoped)
  1. (intransitive) To rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-periscope-en-verb-tMVZb4xk

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "periscoped",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "periscoped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "periscope (third-person singular simple present periscopes, present participle periscoping, simple past and past participle periscoped)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1951, National Geographic Magazine: Volume 99",
          "text": "Thousands of ungainly black-beaked heads would periscope and freeze in the direction of the approaching intruder.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1987, Field & Stream March 1987",
          "text": "The second summer I had a great deal of interest but weeks passed before I worked up the nerve to approach her, the confidence finally gained when I caught a queen snake that periscoped within reach, one of the last I ever saw swimming in Cross Creek.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Doug Stamm, The Springs of Florida, page 99",
          "text": "Areas of barren sand are likely spots to look for its [the turtle's] periscoping head. Its fondness for the bottom is equally matched by its ability to quickly disappear and tunnel into it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Jim Moran, The Sentinel: A Wildfire Story, page 236",
          "text": "Her black and white head suddenly popped out from under the covers and periscoped around.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "peer",
          "peer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɛɹɪskəʊp/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "periscope"
  ],
  "word": "periscope"
}

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