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lookout

lookout

24 3.4
A high place where you can see far across the land
  • noun
  • /ˈlʊkaʊt/
translation icon : puesto de observación
  • The trail to the summit was passable, and at the top, the old fire lookout cabin was still standing.
  • lookout tower
  • lookout point

But off the top of that lookout, off the top of that brown lookout, you got that little badger tuft.

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Examples

  • There are lookout points and a picnic area on the 1 3/4-mile Kilimanjaro Safari Walk.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Standing atop the Wall, I am a solitary lookout, serving the Ming emperor as his eyes and ears.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • But now it's a great lookout spot, so we're going to check it out.

  • The top was the lookout, although what you were supposed to see from there was not clear.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • One at the gate, one at the lookout, one behind the house.

  • Then when he arrives, get in the car and just try your best to get to a good lookout location.

  • Another path led to a series of lookout posts established at vantage points along the coast.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Most Maya seafarers hugged the coast, using landmarks, shrines, and lookout towers as navigational aids.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The hikers reached a scenic lookout with a breathtaking view of the mountains below.

  • From the lookout tower, we could see miles of forest stretching out in every direction.

Synonyms

vantage point
vslookout
43 4.4

A place that gives a clear view of something

is a physical place for wide observation rather than just a viewpoint
observatory
vslookout
15 6.1

A high place or building for looking at a wide view of the area

is used for keeping watch or surveillance rather than enjoyment
watchtower
vslookout
11 4.3

A tall building where guards look over a wide area for danger

focuses more generally on observing rather than exclusively guarding
observation post
vslookout
5 5.6

A high place where people watch a wide area, usually for military use

is a general observing place, not necessarily military or temporary
fire tower
vslookout
1 5.4

A tall tower in a forest where a person looks for smoke to find fires

is used for watching broadly, not limited to fire detection
observation tower
vslookout
1 4.2

A tall building that lets you see far across the land or sea for sightseeing

is the general elevated observing place, not only for sightseeing
viewing platform
vslookout
1 3.4

A raised place where people stand to look at scenery or events

is aimed at keeping watch rather than just public viewing
lookout station
vslookout
4.4

A building on a hill or tower where people watch for danger

is the general term for elevated places used to watch wide areas

Idioms

Watching carefully to find someone or something

Compounds

1 5.1

A man who watches for danger or police and warns others

A building on a hill or tower where people watch for danger

A woman who watches for danger or police and warns others

How High

lookout
24 3.4
hilltop
22 1.5
vantage point
43 4.4
post
99 1.0

Surface Forms

lookout singular
lookouts plural

Morphology

lookout = look (transparent) = out + look

The compound literally denotes a place for 'looking out'; the components directly indicate a vantage point. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Lookout comes from the English words look ('to see') and out ('outside' or 'forward'). A lookout place is simply a high spot where you 'look out' over the land to see far away, so it means a place for watching.