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Definition of Periscopes
1. periscope [n] - See also: periscope
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periscopes
Literary usage of Periscopes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Secrets of the Submarine by Marley Fotheringham Hay (1917)
"... ammunition hoists being fitted as soon as the cali'bre of the guns becomes
great enough to make it desirable. periscopes AND RANGE FINDING One of the ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"In the German boats one of the periscopes enters the conning tower and navigation
... periscopes and Range Finding.— The eyes of the submerged craft — the ..."
3. Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915 (1916)
"In the latest submarine periscopes, an additional small telescope, of a Galilean
type, is placed on both sides of the head reflector, for the purpose of ..."
Other Resources:
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