telescope into



telescope into something

[for one cylindrical part of something] to fit down inside another part, thereby reducing the length of the whole. This part telescopes into this part. The tent poles telescoped into a small, compact unit.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shakura-Arabic
Assunta-Italian
Reimund-German
NobleNO-bəlEnglish
LexyLEKS-eeEnglish
Vardan-Armenian