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Telescopic sight   /tˌɛləskˈɔpɪk saɪt/   Listen
noun
Telescopic sight  n.  A sight consisting of a small telescope, as on a compass or rifle.






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"Telescopic sight" Quotes from Famous Books



... new moon, hanging above the sunset, is a charming telescopic sight. Use a low power, and observe the contrast between the bright, smooth round of the sunward edge, which has almost the polish of a golden rim, and the irregular and delicately shaded inner curve, where the adjacent mountains and plains picturesquely ...
— Pleasures of the telescope • Garrett Serviss



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