field glass

noun

: a binocular without prisms especially for use outdoors

—usually used in plural

Examples of field glass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bag contained a camera, film, field glasses, and other flight gear. — Dean Conger, National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2016

Through field glasses, the wardens watched its occupants launch a boat and circle the lake slowly. — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026

Nabokov’s voice is both inside and far outside the story, looking down on his diorama with outsize field glasses, like Orson Welles as a narrator. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field glass

• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eelgrass
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass
• impasse
• jackass

Kids Definition

field glass

noun

: a handheld instrument for seeing at a distance that consists of two telescopes, a focusing device, and usually prisms

—usually used in plural