lookout

¹

[ look-out ]

noun

1. the act of looking out or keeping watch.
2. a watch kept, as for something that may happen.
3. a person or group keeping a watch.

   Synonyms: guard, patrol, sentry, sentinel

4. a station or place from which a watch is kept.
5. an object of care or concern:

   That's not my lookout.

6. tailpiece ( def 4 ).
7. Chiefly British. view; prospect; outlook:

   The business lookout is far from optimistic.

Lookout

²

[ look-out ]

noun

1. Cape Lookout, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off eastern North Carolina, southwest of Cape Hatteras: known for its lighthouse.

lookout

/ ˈlʊkˌaʊt /

noun

1. the act of keeping watch against danger, etc
2. a person or persons instructed or employed to keep such a watch, esp on a ship
3. a strategic point from which a watch is kept
4. informal.
   worry or concern

   that's his lookout

5. outlook, chances, or view

verb

1. to heed one's behaviour; be careful

   look out for the children's health

2. to be on the watch

   look out for my mother at the station

3. tr to search for and find

   I'll look out some curtains for your new house

4. foll byon or over to face in a particular direction

   the house looks out over the moor

Word History and Origins

Origin of lookout¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; noun use of verb phrase look out

Idioms and Phrases

see keep an eye out for (sharp lookout) ; on the lookout . Also see entries beginning with look out .

Example Sentences

But if you are strolling that one lovely thoroughfare, be on the lookout for Kiernan Shipka, who likes to grab her coffee at Go Get Em Tiger, or Emma Roberts, who stocks up on periodicals at the newstand there.

From Los Angeles Times

I’ll be on the lookout for whatever else I’ve been missing.

From Los Angeles Times

To know that after heavy January rains, inevitably there will be a deep, V-shaped rut along the center of the trailhead, like a voracious alien mouth; or that in late May the mustard weed will be so wildly overgrown and bushy that it will completely swallow up the trailhead sign, post and all; or that for a brief window in late October-early November, two pink silk floss trees will bloom the color of bubble gum just below the Vista Del Valle lookout point.

From Los Angeles Times

Countless car commercials were filmed at the Vista Del Valle lookout point, a helicopter landing pad about midway through my walk with sweeping views of the city.

From Los Angeles Times

We’ll also be on the lookout for New York House race results from this point on, since the races that will likely decide control of the House are mostly playing out in New York and California.

From Slate

Related Words

• sentry