noun
Meaning 1
a lookout or vantage point
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
observation post
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noun
Meaning 2
an elevated post affording a wide view
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lookout
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: post, station
Narrower terms: meteorological observation post, weather station
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: դիտանոց (ditanocʻ) — lookout
- Czech: pozorovatelna — lookout
- Czech: rozhledna — lookout
- Finnish: tarkkailupiste — lookout
- Finnish: näköalapaikka — lookout
- German: Beobachtungsstand — lookout
- Māori: matairangi — lookout
- Māori: tūtainga — lookout
- Russian: наблюдательный пункт (nabljudatelʹnyj punkt) — lookout
- Turkish: gözlem noktası — lookout