Talk:Spotting scope

Pole?
RM'ed below, no ref to support this. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 01:05, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

''Amongst aircraft spotters the term "pole" is used as a shorthand expression meaning telescope. The related verb "to pole-off" therefore means reading some identification marks of an aeroplane by using a telescope. Other users might employ the same slang term.''