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Periscopes | Periscope

Periscopes meaning

plural of periscope

Using Periscopes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of periscope
  • In the example corpus, periscopes often appears in combinations such as: submarine periscopes, two periscopes, periscopes in.

Context around Periscopes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

submarine 2× two 2× shorter 1× different 1× observation 1×

Often after:

include 1×

Sentence patterns with Periscopes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

detect submarine periscopes 1× had two periscopes in the 1× of shorter periscopes 1× or observation periscopes 1× periscopes are rarely 1× several different periscopes 1× submarine periscopes include a 1× submarines with periscopes and more 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a conning tower 1× most large submarines 1× periscopes are rarely 1× submarine periscopes include 1× there were jurassic 1× there were two 1×

Common sentence endings:

a signal lamp 1× contact s identity 1× detect submarine periscopes 1× in the tower 1× of shorter periscopes 1× of the tower 1×

Words around Periscopes

Just before it in the word index:

periscope 62 peris 4 peripteral 5 periplus 4 periplasmic 5 periphrastically 2

Just after it in the word index:

perish 119 perishability 3 perishable 155 perishables 29 perished 295 perisher 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Periscopes

  • In this selection, "periscopes" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, submarine, two, shorter and include stand out and add context to how "periscopes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include detect submarine periscopes and had two periscopes in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "periscopes" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with periscopes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Submarine periscopes include a signal lamp. (6 words)

They had two periscopes in the tower. (7 words)

These cloches could be equipped with several different periscopes. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

The P-8 planes coming to Moray have the ability to fire anti-ship missiles and launch torpedoes, but their primary role is to detect submarine activity with its radar, which is powerful enough to detect submarine periscopes. (38 words)

Most large submarines consist of a cylindrical body with hemispherical (or conical) ends and a vertical structure, usually located amidships, which houses communications and sensing devices as well as periscopes. (30 words)

A " conning tower " was a feature of earlier designs: a separate pressure hull above the main body of the boat that allowed the use of shorter periscopes. (27 words)

Example sentences (11)

There were Jurassic Park Jeeps, submarines with periscopes, and more.

The P-8 planes coming to Moray have the ability to fire anti-ship missiles and launch torpedoes, but their primary role is to detect submarine activity with its radar, which is powerful enough to detect submarine periscopes.

There were two periscopes, this one to look below the aircraft, and one behind where I'm standing to look above.

A " conning tower " was a feature of earlier designs: a separate pressure hull above the main body of the boat that allowed the use of shorter periscopes.

Most large submarines consist of a cylindrical body with hemispherical (or conical) ends and a vertical structure, usually located amidships, which houses communications and sensing devices as well as periscopes.

Periscopes are rarely used, except for position fixes and to verify a contact's identity.

Submarine periscopes include a signal lamp.

There were 2 periscopes in the conning tower; aerial (navigation) periscope at the front of the tower, and attack periscope in the middle of the tower.

These cloches could be equipped with several different periscopes.

These GFM cloches were sometimes used to emplace machine guns or observation periscopes.

They had two periscopes in the tower.

Common combinations with periscopes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "periscopes" in a sentence?
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What does "periscopes" mean?
Periscopes means: plural of periscope
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