Lookout

Word LOOKOUT
Character 7
Hyphenation look out
Pronunciations /ˈlʊkaʊt/

Definitions and meanings of "Lookout"

What do we mean by lookout?

The act of observing or keeping watch. noun

A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation. noun

One who keeps watch. noun

Outlook; view. noun

An object of concern or worry. noun

A watching for the appearance or occurrence of anything, especially from without; vigilant observation or scrutiny; watch: as, to keep a good lookout at sea; to be on the lookout for an opportunity. noun

A place where a watch is kept; a post of external observation: as, the lookout on a ship's mast. noun

A person or party engaged in keeping watch, especially for things outside. noun

The subject of observation or vigilance; something to be watched for or guarded against: as, every man's interest is his own lookout. noun

A prospect or view; an outlook. noun

In car-building, a glazed clearstory on the roof of a caboose, designed to enable the train-hands to obtain a clear view over the tops of the cars in a train. noun

A careful looking or watching for any object or event. noun

The place from which such observation is made. noun

A person engaged in watching; a sentinel; a sentry. noun

Object or duty of forethought and care; responsibility. noun

In search of; looking for. noun

A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area. noun

A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc. noun

A subject for observation; a prospect or view. noun

One's perspective, outlook; hence, one's responsibility. (used with a possessive pronoun or a noun in a possessive form). noun

A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.

A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.

A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.

A subject for observation; a prospect or view.

One's perspective, outlook; hence, one's responsibility. (used with a possessive pronoun or a noun in a possessive form).

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lookout

  • Antonyms for lookout
  • Lookout antonyms not found!

The word "lookout" in example sentences

So between the tides Charley and I made it a point for one or the other of us to keep a lookout from the Solano Wharf. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Here were the first boats we began work on; but, first of all, I called in the lookout from the forecastle-head. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They look fabulous when your lookout is to the ocean/waterway or to spectacular scenery like a canyon or forest. ❋ Unknown (2002)

So, between the tides, Clarley and I made it a point for one or the other of us to keep a lookout from the Solano wharf. ❋ Unknown (1905)

A guard and lookout from the English fleet were stationed on the Portuguese to watch the "Constellation." ❋ Willis J. Abbot (1898)

Captain Arms was no less incredulous, and he called the lookout down, accused him of having mistaken a sleeping whale for a landfall, and sent another man aloft in his place. ❋ Unknown (1890)

To sum up the position, the above-mentioned strong points must be held well, and a good lookout is to be kept up, but the whole line cannot and must not be lined in case of attack. ❋ Unknown (1885)

Watchman -- the prophet (Isa 62: 6; Jer 6: 17), so called, because, like a watchman on the lookout from a tower, he announces future events which he sees in prophetic vision (Hab 2: 1, 2). what of the night -- What tidings have you to give as to the state of the night? ❋ Unknown (1871)

Mrs. Eddy took the writer straight to her beloved "lookout" -- a broad piazza on the south side of the second story of the house, where she can sit in her swinging chair, revelling in the lights and shades of spring and summer greenness. ❋ Mary Baker Eddy (1865)

So, I think that we were always on the lookout, which is why I said I wasn't surprised, because we knew that there were a variety of attacks possible and we foiled some. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Two hundred meters from the bend and a hundred meters west of the lookout was the entrance to the mine. ❋ McCaffrey, Anne (2003)

The lookout was a poor, unhealthy-looking man who said that he was a messenger and that he lived on the Rue du Mont-Cenis, in Montmartre. ❋ Simenon, Georges, 1903- (1969)

A sharp lookout, that is what they say, and I always try to do so, and so, as I say, I noticed the woman. ❋ Christie, Agatha (1941)

Bevans had all the best of the situation, so far as being able to keep a lookout was a factor; the opposite bank of the coulée we were in towered high above us, and shut off our view in that direction. ❋ Bertrand W. Sinclair (1926)

Some days after, he learned that the lookout was a dead man, frozen at his post of duty. ❋ Willis J. Abbot (1898)

"Here come some of the North Grammar boys!" called a lookout, a few minutes later. ❋ Unknown (1895)

Cross Reference for Lookout

What does lookout mean?

Best Free Book Reviews
Best IOS App Reviews