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# goggles

«goggles» in Mova's school dictionary: **special glasses that fit tightly round your eyes to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, plural (goggles; a pair of goggles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Goggles are special glasses that fit tightly round your eyes to protect them from water, wind, snow, dust, chemicals or flying bits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#m1)

2) Goggles can also be a jokey word for glasses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In swimming lessons, goggles keep water out of your eyes so you can see under water. In science and design-and-technology lessons, safety goggles protect eyes from chemicals, sparks and flying bits; always wear them when told. Skiers wear snow goggles against glare and wind. Phrases: «a pair of goggles», «swimming goggles», «safety goggles», «ski goggles», «put on your goggles».

### examples

- Put on your swimming goggles before you dive in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#x1)
- Wear safety goggles in the science lab. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#x2)
- My goggles steamed up in the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#x3)
- Ski goggles protect your eyes from the snow glare. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#x4)
- The welder wore dark goggles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#x5)
- I lost my goggles at the swimming pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#x6)
- Always wear goggles when sawing wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#x7)
- She pushed her goggles up onto her head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/#x8)

### note

Always plural: «My goggles are wet», «a pair of goggles». The verb «goggle» means to stare with wide eyes, but it is rare. Goggles are different from sunglasses: they seal around the eyes.

### In the corpora

- [Beavers can stay underwater for about 15 minutes, and see-through eyelids work like swimming goggles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/242-animal-builders-beavers-dams-and-lodges/12/)
- [Goggles are worn in the school lab because eyes are delicate and some chemicals damage them in seconds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/25-cleaning-chemicals-safety/18/)
- [Swimming goggles stop the chlorine in pool water from stinging your eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «goggles» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.