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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GÜNther	GUYN-ter	German, Germanic Mythology
Tarquin	TAHR-kwin (English)	History
Ethna	-	Irish
FlÁVio	-	Portuguese
'Avimelekh	-	Biblical Hebrew
MÉLanie	-	French