field glass

noun

Definition of field glass

: a binocular without prisms especially for use outdoors —usually used in plural

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The bag contained a camera, film, field glasses, and other flight gear. — Dean Conger, National Geographic, "Intimate Pictures of John Glenn's Historic Mission to Orbit Earth," 8 Dec. 2016

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