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periscope

noun as in finder

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The lens rests in a vertical orientation and sees out through a small glass panel in the camera bar like a periscope.

It has a periscope camera that pops out of its head to let you see things higher up.

Recently, Barkman purchased a military-surplus periscope for the bus, to complete the submarine look.

Rumors out of Asia suggest Apple is looking at the periscope technology for future iPhones, possibly as soon as next year.

From Fortune

A few models over the past year, like Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra, debuted a trick to fit a longer lens into a thinner phone by placing it sideways and using a mirror to capture the image, periscope style.

From Fortune

In my case, it probably would be “Down periscope”—after accidentally ramming some Greenpeace research vessel.

There was no shelling at the moment, but rifle bullets kept flopping into the parapet especially when the periscope was moved.

Every hundred yards or so I had a close peep at the ground in front through de Lisle's periscope.

The periscope is the one part of the submarine scout equipment that is open to vision from the surface.

Curiously the others crowded about the object glass of the periscope.

And just then the Weathercock shouted something which sounded very much like "Periscope!"

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to periscope, such as: bombsight, gunsight, radar, sight, sonar, and viewfinder.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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