binoculars
noun/bɪˈnɒkjələz/
/bɪˈnɑːkjələrz/
(also specialist field glasses)
[plural]- an instrument, like two small telescopes fixed together, that makes objects that are far away seem nearer when you look through it
- a pair of binoculars
- We looked at the birds through binoculars.
- She raised her binoculars to the distant road across the valley.
- We watched the race through binoculars.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high-powered
- powerful
- pair
- use
- look through
- focus
- …
- through binoculars
Word Originlate 19th cent.: plural of binocular.Want to learn more?
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