longue-vue
English
Etymology
From French longue-vue; Literally, “long view”. From longue (“long”)+vue (“view”).
Noun
longue-vue (plural longue-vues)
- (nautical) A ship's navigational monocular spyglass telescope
Coordinate terms
- lorgnette
French
Etymology
longue + vue
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ̃ɡ.vy/
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Noun
longue-vue f (plural longues-vues)
- spyglass
- Synonym: lunette d'approche
- spotting scope
- Synonyms: lunette d'observation, lunette de pointage
- tower viewer
Descendants
- English: longue-vue
Further reading
- “longue-vue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.