| n. | 1. | A general or comprehensive view. |
| 2. | an optical instrument of tubular shape containing an arrangement of lenses and mirrors (or prisms), allowing a person to observe a field of view otherwise obstructed, as beyond an obstructing object or (as in submarines) above the surface of the water. |
| Noun | 1. | periscope - an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field |
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