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SPOTTING SCOPE [2 records]

Record 1 2001-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Shooting (Sports)
DEF

Telescope, usually tripod mounted, used by snipers to locate, identify and select targets or, by target shooters to view hits on a target. It is often equipped with interchangeable eyepieces of varying magnifying powers, e.g. 20X, 32X and 48X, that allow spotting of hits at very long distances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Tir (Sports)
DEF

Lunette, d'habitude montée sur trépied, utilisée par les tireurs d'élite pour repérer, identifier et choisir les cibles ou par les tireurs pour observer les impacts sur une cible. Il est souvent doté d'oculaires interchangeables de différents grossissements, e.g. 20X, 32X et 48X, permettant l'observation des impacts à de très longues distances.

OBS

télescope d'observation : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas ligeras
  • Tiro (Deportes)
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Record 2 1990-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Birds
OBS

section environnement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Oiseaux
DEF

télescope utilisé pour l'observation des oiseaux.

Spanish

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