Associations to the word «Periscope»

Wiktionary

PERISCOPE, noun. A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.
PERISCOPE, noun. (obsolete): A general or comprehensive view.
PERISCOPE, verb. (intransitive) To rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope.

Dictionary definition

PERISCOPE, noun. An optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King