What does "telescoped" mean?

simple past and past participle of telescope

What is a synonym for "telescoped"?

Common synonyms include: abridge, abridged, astronomical, collapse, collapsed, compact.

verb

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Verb

Adjective

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shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another wordnet

"The two vans telescoped together."