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stakeout

nounattested in dialogue

The act of watching a location or people, generally covertly.

noun

  1. 1

    The act of watching a location or people, generally covertly.

    The police had a stakeout in place where they expected the crime to occur.

Etymology

Deverbal from stake out.

Forms

plural
stakeouts
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