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- noun A
lookout (person who keeps watch)
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Examples
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Still, I had a nice conversation over the VHF with the watchkeeper, who told me that they were also headed to Australia, to Port Kembla, which is only just south of Sydney.
True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010
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Is Melanie Phillips the sole watchkeeper on this most crucial of issues? sean
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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During one particular period he called his constant companion my watchkeeper, because he had entrusted him with getting his watch going when it stopped, since he didn't have enough money to have it repaired.
Just One More Angel Story Julie D. 2005
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Karl Müller, who was 3rd watchkeeper in the _Yorck_, and Adolf Hilfsbaumer, who was captain of
The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne Stephen King-Hall 1929
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Some time later the hydrophone watchkeeper reported the sound of propellers in his listeners, and that he judged them to be close at hand, so I imagine we passed very nearly directly underneath whatever it was.
The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne Stephen King-Hall 1929
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The hydrophone watchkeeper reported that he could still hear fast-running propellers, though probably some distance away, and as this showed that our old enemy was still nosing about we were very anxious not to break surface.
The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne Stephen King-Hall 1929
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The most important asset a potential watchkeeper can bring to NCI is a sharp pair of eyes and an inquisitive nature.
YBW News 2010
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"Since then, we have tried to phone them repeatedly, but haven't been successful," a UKMTO watchkeeper said.
EagleSpeak Eagle1 2010
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During a standard three-month patrol, the average periscope watchkeeper would walk a total distance of 27km in a circle around the periscope as he maintained an all-round look to keep the submarine safe and undetected.
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I do night shift as a watchkeeper in Tie-Rack, where it's now 07: 30 so brekky and bed for me in a bit.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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