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LOOK-OUT
LOOK-OUT, découverte, Fr.) a watchful attention to some important object, or event, which is expected to arise from the present situation of a ship, &c. It is principally used in navigation, when there is a probability of danger from the real or supposed proximity of land, rocks, enemies, and, in short, whatever peril the may encounter, through inattention, which might otherwise have been avoided by a prudent and necessary vigilance. $There is always a look-out kept on a ship's forecastle at sea, to watch for any dangerous objects lying near her track, and to which she makes a gradual approach as she advances: the mate of the watch accordingly calls often from the quarter-deck, "Look out afore there !" to the persons appointed to this service.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 184, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0827.html