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Lookout   /lˈʊkˌaʊt/   Listen
noun
Lookout  n.  
1.
A careful looking or watching for any object or event.
2.
The place from which such observation is made.
3.
A person engaged in watching; a sentinel; a sentry.
4.
Object or duty of forethought and care; responsibility. (Colloq.)
on the lookout for in search of; looking for.





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"Lookout" Quotes from Famous Books



... minus these particular appendages, it would invariably have a head; for the fanatical Shiah frequently snatched a chicken out of our hands to prevent us from wringing or chopping its head off. Even after our meal was served, we would keep a sharp lookout upon the unblushing pilferers around us, who had called to pay their respects, and to fill the room with clouds of smoke from their chibouks and gurgling kalians. For a fanatical Shiah will sometimes stick his dirty fingers into the dishes of an "unbeliever," even though he ...
— Across Asia on a Bicycle • Thomas Gaskell Allen and William Lewis Sachtleben
... mercy of every adverse wind of misfortune. Each morning they went out with frantic energy to earn or in some way procure sustenance for one more day. Young Dave hounded the sponge fishermen until they gave him an extra job. He made the rounds of the fishing docks, continually on the lookout to be of help, anxious to do anything at any time in exchange for a few articles of food that he could carry proudly home ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - From Interviews with Former Slaves - Florida Narratives • Works Projects Administration
... scare by some one," remarked Jack, as he handed the missive to Fret. "But there can be no harm in keeping a sharp lookout," he admitted. "I suppose the trouble has got to begin soon, and it might as well ...
— Jack North's Treasure Hunt - Daring Adventures in South America • Roy Rockwood
... hotel on the lookout for Sam. He was not there, but waiting for him was a boy with a note for ...
— Crooked Trails and Straight • William MacLeod Raine
... Scatter!" And they rushed further up the staircase, taking refuge in the rooms of two of the "raggers." The lookout in the quadrangle turned to walk quietly towards the porter's lodge. The Senior Tutor—a spare tall man with a Jove-like brow—emerged from the library, and stood on the steps surveying the ...
— Lady Connie • Mrs. Humphry Ward


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