sniperscopen.

/ˈsnʌɪpəskəʊp/

Etymology: < sniper n. + -scope comb. form.

†1. A device incorporating a periscope, whereby a rifle may be fired by a soldier who remains concealed. Obsolete.

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sniperscope1918

1918 R. H. Knyvett ‘Over There’ with Australians 135 Many of the inventions are forgotten, but some are in use in France today, notably the ‘periscope rifle’ or ‘sniperscope’.

2. A small device which converts infra-red radiation to a visible image and may be fixed to a gun so that it can be aimed in the dark.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > sight > image intensifier

sniperscope1941

starlight scope1964

1941 Sun (Baltimore) 1 Jan. 6/3 The selected few American infantrymen who tried out the ‘sniperscope’ at Okinawa have already had a glimpse of future warfare.

1954 W. Tucker Wild Talent (1955) xi. 418 ‘He must have used a rifle. And had good eyesight.’ ‘He probably had a sniperscope on it.’

1971 F. Forsyth Day of Jackal i. i. 14 A rifle with sniperscope was found at Poinard's flat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	sniperscope
释义	sniperscopen. /ˈsnʌɪpəskəʊp/ Etymology: < sniper n. + -scope comb. form. †1. A device incorporating a periscope, whereby a rifle may be fired by a soldier who remains concealed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > sight > periscope sniperscope1918 1918 R. H. Knyvett ‘Over There’ with Australians 135 Many of the inventions are forgotten, but some are in use in France today, notably the ‘periscope rifle’ or ‘sniperscope’. 2. A small device which converts infra-red radiation to a visible image and may be fixed to a gun so that it can be aimed in the dark. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > sight > image intensifier sniperscope1941 starlight scope1964 1941 Sun (Baltimore) 1 Jan. 6/3 The selected few American infantrymen who tried out the ‘sniperscope’ at Okinawa have already had a glimpse of future warfare. 1954 W. Tucker Wild Talent (1955) xi. 418 ‘He must have used a rifle. And had good eyesight.’ ‘He probably had a sniperscope on it.’ 1971 F. Forsyth Day of Jackal i. i. 14 A rifle with sniperscope was found at Poinard's flat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1918
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