lookout
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thumb|Lookout boy aloft, by Harrison Weir thumb|A U.S. Navy sailor standing the lookout watch aboard a warship. A lookout or look-out is a person in charge of the observation of hazards. The term originally comes from a naval background, where lookouts would watch for other ships, land, and various dangers. The term has now passed into wider parlance.
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- female form of label
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- male form of label
- сигнальщик
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thumb|Lookout boy aloft, by Harrison Weir thumb|A U.S. Navy sailor standing the lookout watch aboard a warship. A lookout or look-out is a person in charge of the observation of hazards. The term originally comes from a naval background, where lookouts would watch for other ships, land, and various dangers. The term has now passed into wider parlance.
== Naval application == Lookouts have been traditionally placed in high on masts, in crow's nests and tops.