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lookout 
1 n. a high tower from which a trained forestry employee watches for forest fires and reports the position so that action may be taken to fight them.
See also: lookout tower
- 1952 The whole landscape may easily be seen from the Lands and Forests lookout on the "back road."
- 1961 However, the forestry people want money to buy greater preparedness through more lookouts, men, planes and equipment
2 n. a forester who mans a lookout tower.
See also: lookout man
- 1955 The look-out had to be an expert woodsman, be able to read meteorological instruments, have an excellent degree of physical fitness and good eyesight, and, the advert stated, preference would be given to an ex-serviceman.
- 1952 The whole landscape may easily be seen from the Lands and Forests lookout on the "back road."