Binoculars definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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The men with the binoculars were the focal point of several individual groups as they watched and gave blow-by-blow accounts Some of the crowd were talking about jet fighters and it suddenly dawned on me that just across the parking lot was the operations office of the local ADC jet outfit, the 97th Fighter Interceptor Squadron I ran over to interceptor operations and went in.

—The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects

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an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes

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The more light can get into the binoculars, the easier you're going to be able to see really faint objects. — Astronomy Cast
Pamela: The manufacturers of binoculars are actually pretty good with not wasting people's time by combining huge magnification with little tiny objective lenses. — Astronomy Cast
Really good astronomy binoculars are going to have a special coating on all of the surfaces that prevent light from getting reflected out of the binoculars. — Astronomy Cast
The binoculars are about $3,200 and the scopes over $4,000, but the range finder probably will find a lot of takers at $778. — Freep.com - RSS
Whether a child is craning his neck to see stars in a planetarium or an amateur astronomer is peering up at the night sky with binoculars, the galaxies hold an endless fascination for a stargazer.