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LOOKOUT STATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lookout station mean? 

LOOKOUT STATION (noun)
  The noun LOOKOUT STATION has 1 sense:

1. a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundingsplay

  Familiarity information: LOOKOUT STATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOOKOUT STATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lookout; lookout station; observation tower; observatory

Hypernyms ("lookout station" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lookout station"):

observation dome (lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory)

widow's walk (a lookout atop a coastal house)


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