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lookout

noun

1 lookout

A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.

synonyms: lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch.

Roget 507: expectation, expectance, expectancy; anticipation, reckoning, calculation; foresight etc. 510.    contemplation, prospection, lookout; prospect, perspective, ... show more

Roget 625: business, occupation, employment; pursuit etc. 622; what one is doing, what one is about; affair, concern, matter, case.    matter in hand, ... show more

Roget 668: warning, early warning, caution, caveat; notice etc. (information) 527; premonition, premonishment; prediction etc. 511; contraindication, ... show more

Dutch: wacht, schildwacht, uitkijk, verkenner
Polish: wartownik

2 lookout

An elevated post affording a wide view.

synonym: observation post.

Dutch: uitkijkpost

3 lookout

A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings.

synonyms: lookout station, observation tower, observatory.

Polish: wieża obserwacyjna

4 lookout

The act of looking out.

synonym: outlook.

Roget 448: appearance, phenomenon, sight, spectacle, show, premonstration, scene, species, view, coup d'oeil [Fr.]; lookout, outlook, prospect, vista, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: Argus, Cassandra, Charley, Jeremiah, Texas tower, activities, activity, admonisher, affair, affairs, airplane spotter, airscape, alert, bag, beacon, belvedere, bleachers, bridge, business, cautioner ... show more.

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