spotting scope
noun
: a lightweight portable telescope that is usually mounted on a tripod and used for viewing wildlife and terrestrial objects and features
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Many surfers are also into camping, hiking and riding mountain bikes, so the shop tries to introduce consumers to products not found in typical surf shops, such as folding pocket knives or spotting scopes for birding or books on everything from hiking to fly fishing.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Our lunch, a thermos of hot coffee, binoculars, a spotting scope, and two cameras jounced on the seat between us.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Homoya plants his spotting scope on the sidewalk not far from a hotdog vendor on the southeast quadrant of the circle and points it up toward the nest box.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Plenty of cars will be parked alongside the road with people looking into the hills with spotting scopes.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Our lunch, a thermos of hot coffee, binoculars, a spotting scope, and two cameras jounced on the seat between us.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Homoya plants his spotting scope on the sidewalk not far from a hotdog vendor on the southeast quadrant of the circle and points it up toward the nest box.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Plenty of cars will be parked alongside the road with people looking into the hills with spotting scopes.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
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“Spotting scope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spotting%20scope. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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