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Noun: lookout  'lûk,awt
  1. A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
    "the lookout stayed in his box to avoid the cold";
    - lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket
     
  2. An elevated post affording a wide view
    - observation post
     
  3. A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
    - observation tower, lookout station, observatory
     
  4. The act of looking out
    - outlook
Verb: look out  lûk awt
  1. Be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
    - watch, watch out
     
  2. To protect someone's interests
    "A man's gotta look out for his family"

Derived forms: lookouts, looks out, looking out, looked out

Type of: butcher's [Brit, slang], construction, gander [informal], look, looking, looking at, post, protect, security guard, station, structure, watcher, watchman

Encyclopedia: Lookout, United States

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