lookout

noun

ˈlu̇k-ˌau̇t How to pronounce lookout (audio)
Definition of lookoutnext
1
as in overlook
a high place or structure from which a wide view is possible we went up to the lookout on the top of the hill to watch the fireworks

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2
as in view
all that can be seen from a certain point we were struck by the amazing beauty of the lookout from the top of the tower

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3
as in guard
a person or group that watches over someone or something make sure to post a lookout so that no one can sneak up on us

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4
as in watch
an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity one of the robbers kept a lookout for the police

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Recent Examples of lookout The president’s plan announced Tuesday night would focus on releasing people who were considered gang collaborators, a blanket term that can include anyone from gang lookouts to people who make extortion payments. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Investigators said that several errors led to the deadly crash on July 28, 2025, including not assigning a lookout when his view was obstructed. — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 There, Pike and Shipp violently tortured Slemmer before killing her, while Peterson acted as lookout. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 Zig-zag up the 143 steps to reach the fire lookout tower, which appears on the National Register of Historic Places and continues to operate seasonally. — Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lookout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lookout
  1. overlook
  2. view
  3. guard
  4. watch
  5. observatory
  6. custodian
  7. tower
  8. guardian
Noun
  • Situated 30 miles from Yosemite Valley or Wawona, the overlook sits 3,214 feet above Curry Village and offers sweeping vistas of Yosemite’s high country via a short, paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Charlie Angell stands on an overlook of the Rio Grande river 2.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of overlook
Noun
  • Someone can always point to a fringe view that’s backed up by a different source somewhere on the Internet.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One of the two fake videos racked up roughly 857,000 views within 24 hours, according to an analysis by Alethea, a threat intelligence company.
    — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of view
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  • But with the Heat in search of offense and outside shooting, Heat rookie guard Ryan Conwell was called on to play the first meaningful minutes of his NBA career.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
  • His coronation signaled where the genre was headed—away from the pleading old-guard types and toward a more fluid, hardcore hip-hop hybrid.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of guard
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  • Netanyahu’s opponents said he should be held accountable for the security failures that occurred on his watch and have demanded a commission of inquiry.
    — Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The president, meanwhile, has been trying to rally voters around the country, touting the economy as strong while downplaying the extent of inflation under his watch.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of watch
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  • The observatory was developed following Halzen’s vision in the 1990s of building a detector deep beneath Antarctica’s surface.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • About 70% of the members of Brazil’s lower house and 80% of the Senate are considered to be hostile to environmental and climate agendas, according to the observatory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Two days later, the custodian provided nine documents and forwarded 11 emails from the city clerk.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Rouse said investigators reported the findings to the DA's office in July, and it was later revealed that Paparo was the records custodian for the Chester Police Department.
    — CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of custodian
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  • In a report submitted to the city by FSMY Architects + Planners, the design firm describes the tower as creating a distinctive silhouette within the downtown skyline.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Don’t miss the 153-year-old Point Arena Lighthouse, where a climb up the 115-foot tower yields birds-eye views and the Signal Museum houses the original Fresnel lens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of tower
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  • Parents or guardians must still claim and activate those accounts before managing them.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • All the accounts of her story agree that this young heiress, named Maria de Lourdes Fernandes, witnessed the deaths of her parents; her guardian then locked her up and drove her to suicide to get her inheritance.
    — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Lookout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lookout. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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