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stakeout
[ steyk-out ]
noun
- the surveillance of a location by the police, as in anticipation of a crime or the arrival of a wanted person.
- the place from which such surveillance is carried out.
- something that is bounded or separated by or as if by stakes, especially property, territory, or the like that one identifies or claims as one's own.
stakeout
/ ˈsteɪkaʊt /
noun
- a police surveillance of an area, house, or criminal suspect
- an area or house kept under such surveillance
verb
- tr, adverb to keep under surveillance
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stakeout1
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Example Sentences
On July 6, the dimly lit downtown location of Morton’s The Steakhouse chain became a protest stakeout.
The team did stakeouts while the unsuspecting neighborhood slept.
After a short stakeout, police nabbed Kid Riviera at a South Side apartment building.
These stakeouts lasted four hours on average, although they could run as long as 30 hours.
When you're a reporter it's a stakeout; when you're a blogger, it's just stalking.
It's your first time with this stakeout business, that's all.
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