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
RachealRAY-chəlEnglish
Jone (1)-Basque
LucjanLUWTS-yahnPolish
Maricela-Spanish
Haran-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Rikoṙee-koJapanese