Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lookout"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lookout \Look"out`\, n.
1. A careful looking or watching for any object or event.
2. The place from which such observation is made.
3. A person engaged in watching.
4. Object or duty of forethought and care; responsibility.
[Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lookout
n 1: a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout
man}, {sentinel}, {sentry}, {watch}, {spotter}, {scout},
{picket}]
2: an elevated post affording a wide view [syn: {observation
post}]
3: a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings [syn:
{observation tower}, {lookout station}, {observatory}]
4: the act of looking out [syn: {outlook}]
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