lookout

== English == === Alternative forms === look-out === Etymology === Deverbal from look out. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈlʊkaʊt/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈlɵkawt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈlʊkæɔt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈlʊkæʊt/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈlʉkʌʊt/ (Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈlʉkɐʏt/ === Noun === lookout (plural lookouts) 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. Synonyms: lookout man, watchout Coordinate term: watchman 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). An observation window. (construction) A joist that extends in cantilever out from the exterior wall (or wall plate) of a building, supporting the roof sheathing and providing a nailing surface for the fascia boards. Synonym: outlooker ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “lookout”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “lookout”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === outlook