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stakeout
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stakeout
(noun)
stakeout
/
ˈ
steɪkˌaʊt/
noun
plural
stakeouts
stakeout
/
ˈ
steɪkˌaʊt/
noun
plural
stakeouts
Britannica Dictionary definition of STAKEOUT
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:
a situation in which the police secretly watch a place in order to look for illegal activity
The drug deal was witnessed during a
stakeout
of the building.
The police were
on a stakeout
.
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