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sniperscope|ˈsnaɪpəskəʊp|
[f. sniper + -scope.]
†1. A device incorporating a periscope, whereby a rifle may be fired by a soldier who remains concealed. Obs.
1918R. H. Knyvett Over There 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.
1941Sun (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. 1954W. Tucker Wild Talent (1955) xi. 418 ‘He must have used a rifle. And had good eyesight.’ ‘He probably had a sniperscope on it.’ 1971F. Forsyth Day of Jackal i. i. 14 A rifle with sniperscope was found at Poinard's flat. |