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    lookout
    /ˈlʊkaʊt/

    noun

    • 1. a place from which to keep watch or view the landscape: "a fortified lookout tower" Similar observation postlookout pointlookout stationlookout tower
    • 2. used to indicate whether a likely outcome is good or bad: informal British "‘What if he gets fits?’ ‘It's a bad lookout in that case.’" Similar outlookprospectview of the futurefuture

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOOKOUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LOOKOUT definition: 1. a person who watches for danger: 2. a high place where a person can look at what is happening…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lookoutLookout Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LOOKOUT is one engaged in keeping watch : watchman. How to use lookout in a sentence. one engaged in keeping watch : watchman; an elevated place or structure affording a wide view for observation; a careful looking or watching…

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOOKOUT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    LOOKOUT meaning: 1. a person who watches for danger: 2. a high place where a person can look at what is happening…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lookoutLookout - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A lookout is usually so high that a person can see for a long distance in many directions when she stands on or in it. Armies sometimes use lookouts to scout for approaching troops, and navy ships include a lookout at the top of a tall mast, also called a "crow's nest."

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOOKOUT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. the act of keeping watch against danger, etc. 2. a person or persons instructed or employed to keep such a watch, esp on a ship. 3. a strategic point from which a watch is kept. 4. informal. worry or concern.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › lookoutLOOKOUT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the act of looking out or keeping watch. a watch kept, as for something that may happen. a person or group keeping a watch. Synonyms: guard, patrol, sentry, sentinel. a station or place from which a watch is kept. an object of care or concern: That's not my lookout. tailpiece ( def 4 ).

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlookout noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of lookout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › lookoutLookout - definition of lookout by The Free Dictionary

    1. the act of keeping watch against danger, etc. 2. a person or persons instructed or employed to keep such a watch, esp on a ship. 3. a strategic point from which a watch is kept. 4. informal worry or concern: that's his lookout. 5. chiefly Brit outlook, chances, or view. vb (adverb, mainly intr)

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLOOKOUT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    LOOKOUT definition: 1. a person who watches for danger and warns other people 2. to be continuing to search for…. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › lookoutlookout | meaning of lookout in Longman Dictionary of...

    lookout meaning, definition, what is lookout: someone whose duty is to watch carefully...: Learn more.