lookout station
- noun
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torre de vigilancia
- During the hike, we reached a historic lookout station that offered stunning views of the valley.
Examples
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From the lookout station, they could see miles of pristine wilderness stretching out below.
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Late in the day, when they would soon be returning to the village, he quietly led Cuddly and Cart to the edge of the forest near one of the clifftop lookout stations.
Fiction book (2002) -
The forest ranger climbed to the lookout station to scan the area for smoke or signs of fire.
Synonyms
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3.4
A high place where you can see far across the land
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6.1
A high place or building for looking at a wide view of the area
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4.3
A tall building where guards look over a wide area for danger
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5.6
A high place where people watch a wide area, usually for military use
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4.2
A tall building that lets you see far across the land or sea for sightseeing
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3.4
A raised place where people stand to look at scenery or events
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4.4
A place where people watch and record weather, animals, or stars
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'lookout' (a raised observation point) with 'station' (an established building/place). This noun+noun compounding follows a standard modifier–head pattern and mirrors similar constructions cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Lookout station comes from the simple picture of a lookout standing in a high station to watch the land or sea for danger. That's why it means 'a structure on a high place' used to watch a wide area for problems.