periscoping
Looking from concealment
Periscoping is the action of extending or raising something to see over or around an obstacle, like a periscope emerging from a submarine.
Someone might periscope their head above a crowd or periscope a phone overhead to photograph a concert.
The word suggests vertical extension for improved visibility: She was periscoping over the cubicle wall to see who was talking.
Secretly observing others
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- observingPerceiving attentively
- watchingActively looking at something
monitoring · scanning · covert · stealthy · peeking · secretive · clandestine · infiltration
Lens you look through
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- opticsScience of illumination
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- focusConcentrated attention point
sight · mirror · tube · rotating · panoramic · field of view · reflection · prism
Submarine's raised control structure
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- depth chargeTimed underwater anti-submarine munition
dive · ballast tanks · hatch · underwater · pressure hull · snorkel · sail · porthole
spying
Secretly observing others
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- observingPerceiving attentively
watching · monitoring · scanning · covert · stealthy · peeking · secretive · clandestine · infiltration · intelligence
eyepiece
Lens you look through
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- opticsScience of illumination
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
focus · sight · mirror · tube · rotating · panoramic · field of view · reflection · prism · aperture
conning tower
Submarine's raised control structure
depth charge · dive · ballast tanks · hatch · underwater · pressure hull · snorkel · sail · porthole · captain
rising
Act of ascending
- surfacingComing to the surface
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
- extendingIncreasing in reach
raising · elevating · appearing · jutting · craning · lifting · cresting
periscopingducking
Bending to avoid impact
retracting · lowering · crouching · hunkering down · withdrawing
scope, telescope, microscopic, kaleidoscope, scopes, telescopes, periscope, horoscope, telescopic