longue-vue

English

Etymology

From French longue-vue; Literally, “long view”. From longue (“long”)+vue (“view”).

Noun

longue-vue (plural longue-vues)

1. (nautical) A ship's navigational monocular spyglass telescope

Coordinate terms

• lorgnette

 

French

Etymology

From longue +‎ vue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ̃ɡ.vy/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

longue-vue f (plural longues-vues)

1. spyglass

   Synonym: lunette d’approche

2. spotting scope

   Synonyms: lunette d’observation, lunette de pointage

3. tower viewer

Descendants

• English: longue-vue

Further reading

• “longue-vue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.