lookout
noun
the act of looking out or keeping watch.
lookouts
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pluralof lookout.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Instead, they act as digital lookouts who hunt for coveted vintage apartments that are otherwise hard to find without expertise.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
They had plate numbers and makes and models of cars, and sometimes even VINs; they had scouts and lookouts; they had canvassed businesses and compiled surveillance footage.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
It found the vessels did not have "dedicated lookouts" in what were "patchy conditions".
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025
Many of the original panoramas were taken from fire lookouts — in some cases on the roofs.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Ahead, Dede and Patria are turning in all directions like lookouts on the mast of a ship.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
