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lookout

noun·Reference

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a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

Related source terms

lookout mansentinelsentry

Other meanings

2. noun

an elevated post affording a wide view

3. noun

a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

4. noun

the act of looking out

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