/ bɪˈnɒkjələz; NAmE bɪˈnɑːkjələrz/ (also ˈfield glasses ) noun
[ pl. ] an instrument, like two small telescopes fixed together, that makes objects that are far away seem nearer when you look through it :
a pair of binoculars
We looked at the birds through binoculars.
—picture at glass
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: plural of binocular .