lookout
A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.
Other meanings
A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.
“We kept a lookout all night, but nobody came.”
A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.
“The raid failed when the lookout noticed the enemy group.”
Synonyms
- watch
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lookout” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.