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The definition of a lookout is an alert, or a place for keeping watch.

(noun)

An example of a lookout is a guard.
An example of a lookout is a safe place for reporting on a hurricane as it comes ashore.

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See lookout in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an alert, careful watching for someone or something
a place for keeping watch, esp. a high place affording an extensive view
a person detailed to watch; sentry
Chiefly Brit. outlook, esp. for the future
Informal concern; worry: that's your lookout

See lookout in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of observing or keeping watch.
A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation.
One who keeps watch.
South Atlantic U.S. Outlook; view.
An object of concern or worry. See Synonyms at affair.

A point on a sandy reef off eastern North Carolina southwest of Cape Hatteras. A lighthouse was built here in 1859.

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