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bino

bino

1 9.3
A small tool you hold to see things far away with both eyes
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪnoʊ/
  • Informal
translation icon : prismáticos
  • He always carries a pair of binos when he goes birdwatching in the park.

Examples

  • I hope you're not taking those binos out of house, Bennett.

    Another Country (1984)

  • I brought my binos to the concert so I could see the performers up close.

  • You get your binos and you find him.

    Jarhead (2005)

  • Swofford, you get on the binos.

    Jarhead (2005)

  • I took a snapshot with the bino-camera, though, and we examined the image.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • -Cool binos, bud.

    Greenland (2020)

  • RIGGS' BINO POV

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Using a bino helps me spot wildlife far away during our camping trips.

Synonyms

field glasses
vsbino
1 3.3

A pair of binoculars used to see far things outdoors

is the informal general name for the device not limited to outdoors
binocs
vsbino
  • Informal
8.4

A small tool you hold to see far things, like birds or mountains

is the same informal name but uses a different short spelling
binoculars
vsbino
2.8

A pair of small tubes with lenses you hold to see far things with both eyes

is the informal name used instead of the full formal term

How Magnified

telescope
440 3.3
bino
  • Informal
1 9.3

Surface Forms

bino singular
binos plural

Etymology

The word bino is a short, informal form of binoculars; bi- means 'two', as in bicycle, and the rest is about the 'eye', so a bino is a small pair of lenses for your two eyes to see far away.