lookout, outlook
(noun) the act of looking out
lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
(noun) a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
lookout, observation post
(noun) an elevated post affording a wide view
lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket
(noun) a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lookout
A census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States.
• outlook
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.
Synonym: lookout man
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).
• sentry
• surveillance
• vigil
• watch
• outlook
Source: Wiktionary
Look"out`, n.
1. A careful looking or watching for any object or event.
2. The place from which such observation is made.
3. A person engaged in watching.
4. Object or duty of forethought and care; responsibility. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 April 2025
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
