Bible Dictionaries
Periscope
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(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.
(2):
(n.) A general or comprehensive view.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Periscope'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/periscope.html. 1828.