lookout post

collocation in English

meaningsoflookoutandpost

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lookout
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlʊk.aʊt/us
/ˈlʊk.aʊt/
a person who watches ...
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post
noun
uk
/pəʊst/us
/poʊst/
mainly UK
letters, etc. that are delivered to homes or places ...
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(Definition oflookoutandpostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What originated as alookoutpostduring war, the beaches eventually turned to more recreational activities.
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Concrete bunkers were constructed and the structure became alookoutpost.
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The house unit was charged with defending the back entrance of the house and manning alookoutposton the roof.
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In 1990 the club bought the watchhut (an ex-coastguardlookoutpost) and the lower store.
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In 1798 the tower roof was given a baroque-style spire, and later alookoutpostwas added.
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The buildings hose tower was also used as alookoutpost.
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In the area a medieval tower was built and, like nearby 18th-century and 19th-century fortifications, it may have served as alookoutpost.
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Its elevation suggests that the camp was possibly once alookoutpost.
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It was reportedly used as alookoutpostwhere security staff with telescopes noted the license plate numbers of vehicles that lingered too long near the compound.
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During the blitz alookoutpostwas set up on the roof, and was manned by members of the sales force who were too old for active service.
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I mentioned that there are 27 lookout posts in my constituency.
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If lookout posts did not exist, many more soldiers would be available for patrols.
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When we consider the number of border roads that are surveyed by lookout posts and the number that have permanent checkpoints, we narrow down the number substantially.
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Radar stations and a network of lookout posts provided early warning of raids.
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They were possibly defensive in nature, serving as lookout posts and a place of refuge during an attack (the door to such structures was usually quite high off the ground).
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