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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
periscope/ˈperɪskəʊp/
▶noun an apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or prisms, by which an observer (typically in a submerged submarine or behind a high obstacle) can see things that are otherwise out of sight.
– derivatives
periscopic adjective,
periscopically adverb.
periscopic adjective,
periscopically adverb.
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