Lookout

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.

   “Gulangyu island has a spectacular crows-nest lookout reached by winding stone staircases. From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away.”

2. isim A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.

   “We kept a lookout all night, but nobody came.”

3. isim A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.

   “The raid failed when the lookout noticed the enemy group.”

4. isim A subject for observation; a prospect or view.
5. isim One's perspective, outlook; hence, one's responsibility. (used with a possessive pronoun or a noun in a possessive form).

   “Every person's interest is his own lookout.”

6. isim An observation window.

   “Twenty-one of these vehicles were later converted into bogie brake vans for freight service. [...] The extreme width over the side lookouts is 9 ft.”

7. isim A joist that extends in cantilever out from the exterior wall (or wall plate) of a building, supporting the roof sheathing and providing a nailing surface for the fascia boards.
8. özel isim A census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States.