lookout en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlʉkɐʏt/ (Northern-Ireland)
- /ˈlʉkʌʊt/ (Scotland)
- /ˈlʊkæʊt/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈlʊkæɔt/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlɵkawt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈlʊkaʊt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Deverbal from look out.
Meanings
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A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.
Gulangyu island has a spectacular crows-nest lookout reached by winding stone staircases. From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away.
1980 April 9 [1980 April 8], Jay Mathews, “Nationalist Islands Sound Siren Call to Mainland Chinese”, in The Washington Post, sourced from XIAMEN (Amoy), China, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2017, Politics:
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A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.
We kept a lookout all night, but nobody came.
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A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.
The raid failed when the lookout noticed the enemy group.
A lack of lookouts was partially responsible for the deaths of two track workers at Margam East Junction in south Wales on July 3, according to an interim report published by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch on December 5. [...] "The absence of a lookout with no involvement in the work activity removed a vital safety barrier," says the report.
2019 December 18, Andrew Roden, “Absence of lookouts contributed to Margam deaths”, in Rail, page 20:
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A subject for observation; a prospect or view.
Looking, seeing: search or searching; Looking-for (B.), expectation; Lookout, a careful watching for: an elevated place from which to observe: one engaged in watching. And, you know, she OUGHT to keep enough to pay for her season-ticket; but no, she comes to me about that, and I have to find the money." "It's a poor lookout," said Mrs. Morel bitterly.
1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 6, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
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One's perspective, outlook; hence, one's responsibility. (used with a possessive pronoun or a noun in a possessive form).
"Strickland's painting in my studio." "Well?" […] "Strickland can't work with anyone else in the studio." "Damn it all, it's your studio. That's his lookout."
1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 27”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:Every person's interest is his own lookout.
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An observation window.
Twenty-one of these vehicles were later converted into bogie brake vans for freight service. [...] The extreme width over the side lookouts is 9 ft.
1941 February, Railway Magazine, page 75, untitled paragraph:
- A joist that extends in cantilever out from the exterior wall (or wall plate) of a building, supporting the roof sheathing and providing a nailing surface for the fascia boards.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| look-out | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lookouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
be on the lookout · keep a lookout · lookout man · fire lookout tower · lookout tower · be-on-the-lookout · on the lookout
Synonyms
outlooker · vigil · lookout man · sentry · surveillance · watch · watchout
Translations (100)
hu kilátó (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · ru дозо́р (session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.) · ru дозо́рный (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · mi tūtainga (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · ar نَاطُور (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · ru ва́хта (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · mi matira (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · bo གཡུལ་བསྲུང (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · fi vartio (session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.) · mk набљуду́вање (session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.) · da vagtpost (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · da udkigsmand (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · nn utkikk (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hu feladat (perspective, outlook, responsibility) · he מִצְפֶּה (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hu gond (perspective, outlook, responsibility) · ru наблюда́тель (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · pt sentinela (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · it vedetta (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · it vedetta (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · fr sentinelle (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · ru де́ло (subject for observation) · bg наблюде́ние (session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.) · ru на ата́се (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · nb utkikk (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · hu kilátóhely (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · el παρατηρητήριο (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hy պահակ (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · da udkig (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hu megfigyelőhely (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hu baj (perspective, outlook, responsibility) · cs hlídka (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · fi tähystäjä (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · bg наблюда́телен пункт (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · it guardia (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · cs pozorovatel (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · el παρατηρητής (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · fi näkymä (subject for observation) · fi vartiomies (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · ru ата́с (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · cy gwylfa (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hu kilátás (subject for observation) · ru ата́нда (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · it turno di guardia (session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.) · fr poste de guet (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · sv utkik (session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.) · bg страж (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · pt ponto de vigia (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · fi näköala (subject for observation) · sv utkik (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · nb utkikk (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · cs pozorovatelna (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · mi matairangi (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · fr guetteuse (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · es mirador (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · mk набљу́дувач (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · tr gözcü (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · it sentinella (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · bo སོ་པ (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · fi tarkkailupiste (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · pt vigia (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · la specula (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · pt miradouro (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · fi näköalapaikka (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · fi vahti (session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.) · grc σκοπός (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · acw مَطَل (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · gl miradoiro (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · da udkig (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · fi asia (perspective, outlook, responsibility) · sv utkik (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · ga ionad faire (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · pt posto de vigia (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hy դիտակայան (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hu őrszem (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · fr guetteur (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · fi ongelma (perspective, outlook, responsibility) · mk набљу́дувачница (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hu őrhely (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · fi murhe (perspective, outlook, responsibility) · mi tūteinga (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · da udkigspost (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · mi matira (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · ru на ата́нде (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · mi taumata matira (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · ga crannóg (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · cs rozhledna (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · cs vyhlídka (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · hu őrködés (session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.) · nrf dgetteux (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · da udkigspunkt (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · la prōvīsor (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · hu távlat (subject for observation) · ru наблюда́тельный пункт (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · ru наблюде́ние (session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.) · he צוֹפֶה (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · nn utkikk (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) · cy gwylfeydd (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) · ru забо́та (subject for observation) · bo བྱ་ར་བ (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.)