Talk:Spotting scope

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Fountains of Bryn Mawr in topic Pole?

Pole?

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RM'ed below, no ref to support this. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 01:05, 7 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

Amongst aircraft spotters the term "pole" is used as a shorthand expression meaning telescope. The related verb "to pole-off" therefore means reading some identification marks of an aeroplane by using a telescope. Other users might employ the same slang term.