polemoscope

noun

po·​lem·​o·​scope

pōˈleməˌskōp

: an opera or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects not directly before the eye

Word History

Etymology

New Latin polemoscopium, from Greek polemos war + New Latin -scopium -scope; from its suggested use in war as a device for observing the enemy

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