binos

plural noun

bi·​nos ˈbī-ˌnōz 

informal

: binoculars

I raised my binos to scan the shore, where I had willet, lesser yellowlegs and greater yellowlegs together in one view.

—Mike Savage, quoted in New York Times, 25 June 1998

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

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