lookout

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Noun

lookout (plural lookouts)

1. A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.
2. A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.

   The raid failed when the lookout noticed the enemy group.

Synonyms

• sentry
• vigil
• watch
• surveillance

Translations

vantage point with a view of the surrounding area

Czech: pozorovatelna (cs) f., vyhlídka (cs) f., rozhledna (cs) f. Danish: udkig (da), udkigspost (da), udkigspunkt (da)

Finnish: näköalapaikka (fi) Greek: παρατηρητήριο (el) (paratiritírio) n.

person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.

Arabic: (e.g., on a ship) ناطور (ar) (naaTuur) m. Czech: hlídka (cs) f., pozorovatel (cs) m. Danish: udkig (da), udkigsmand (da), vagtpost (da)

Finnish: vartiomies (fi), tähystäjä (fi) Greek: παρατηρητής (el) (paratiritís) m. Turkish: gözcü (tr)

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German: Ausguck (de) m.

Serbo-Croatian: stražara, stražarnica

External links

• lookout in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• lookout in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• outlook