lookout

[ look-out ]

/ ˈlʊkˌaʊt /

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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.

a station or place from which a watch is kept.

an object of care or concern: That's not my lookout.

tailpiece (def. 4).

Chiefly British. view; prospect; outlook: The business lookout is far from optimistic.

OTHER WORDS FOR lookout

3 sentinel, sentry, patrol, guard.

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Origin of lookout

First recorded in 1690–1700; noun use of verb phrase look out

Words nearby lookout

look like death, look like something the cat dragged in, look like the cat that ate the canary, look on, look on the bright side, lookout, look out for, Lookout Mountain, look-over, look-see, look sharp

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Lookout

[ look-out ]

/ ˈlʊkˌaʊt /

noun

Cape Lookout, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off eastern North Carolina, southwest of Cape Hatteras: known for its lighthouse.

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How to use lookout in a sentence

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And, during a tough year, finding ways to turn those losses into wins is key to those advertisers on the lookout for new ways to work their dollars harder.
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Some clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur experimented with archive short-form content at a time when those advertisers that were still spending were on the lookout for pre-roll video ad inventory.
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We will be on the lookout for any problems that prevent people from voting — such as mail ballot delivery problems, changed voting locations, long lines, registration problems, purged voter rolls, broken machines and voter intimidation.
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Not only does this mean Lookout didn’t sacrifice much U-pick business during the initial wave of the pandemic, but it also gave Mofenson and his team a chance to reconfigure the entire operation ahead of the anticipated fall crowds.
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The lookout guy seems a bit younger and is also described as a black man, wearing a red baseball cap.
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In August 2010, a formal “Be on the Lookout” list was created instructing staff to flag applications of tea party groups.
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And later it came out that the word “progressive” was also used to flag applications on another IRS “Be on the Lookout” list.
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Kyle was said to have served only as a lookout while the others jumped.
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Sometime afterward he got in his Jeep and drove the winding road to Hanapepe lookout.
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They appreciated by now that he was not the kind to give up without a fight, therefore they were on the lookout.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He must keep a reasonably careful lookout for other travelers in order to avoid collision; also for defects in the highway.
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Be on the lookout for blue Buick sedan, nineteen thirty-nine model, red wheels, being driven by Raymond Delancy.
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The continuation of the shoal between the islands and Point Lookout was not clearly ascertained.
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Keeping a sharp lookout he soon came to a road that ran in the direction he wished to go.
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British Dictionary definitions for lookout

lookout

/ (ˈlʊkˌaʊt) /

noun

the act of keeping watch against danger, etc

a person or persons instructed or employed to keep such a watch, esp on a ship

a strategic point from which a watch is kept

informal worry or concernthat's his lookout

mainly British outlook, chances, or view

verb look out (adverb, mainly intr)

to heed one's behaviour; be carefullook out for the children's health

to be on the watchlook out for my mother at the station

(tr) to search for and findI'll look out some curtains for your new house

(foll by on or over) to face in a particular directionthe house looks out over the moor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with lookout (1 of 2)

lookout

see keep an eye out for (sharp lookout); on the lookout. Also see entries beginning with look out.

Other Idioms and Phrases with lookout (2 of 2)

look out

Also, watch out. Be careful, be watchful, as in Look out that you don't slip and fall on the ice, or Watch out! There's a car coming. [c. 1600] Also see look out for.

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