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

From 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.

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