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Definition of "peephole" [peep•hole]

  • A small hole or crevice through which one may peep. Also called eyehole. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "peephole" in a sentence
  • "SELLS VIDEO SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT: Well, if it was through the peephole, fortunately or unfortunately, there is a device called a peephole reverser."
  • "Well, that ` s called peephole reverse technology right there where you can do precisely that."
  • "Even if he'd looked full at Talsu, all he could have seen of him through the peephole were a couple of staring eyes."
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