The act of carefully watching

• lookout

  1. One who keeps watch.
  2. A person detailed to watch; sentry
  3. The act of observing or keeping watch.

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  1. One who keeps watch.
  2. A person detailed to watch; sentry
  3. The act of observing or keeping watch.

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• vigil

  1. (Eccles.) The evening or day before a festival, or the devotional services held then
  2. A watch kept, or the period of this
  3. A watch kept during normal sleeping hours.

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  1. (Eccles.) The evening or day before a festival, or the devotional services held then
  2. A watch kept, or the period of this
  3. A watch kept during normal sleeping hours.

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• vigilance

  1. Alert watchfulness.
  2. Close and continuous attention.
  3. The quality or state of being vigilant; watchfulness

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  1. Alert watchfulness.
  2. Close and continuous attention.
  3. The quality or state of being vigilant; watchfulness

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• watch

  1. A person or group of people serving, especially at night, to guard or protect.
  2. The members of a ship's crew on duty during a specific watch.
  3. A period of close observation, often in order to discover something:

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  1. A person or group of people serving, especially at night, to guard or protect.
  2. The members of a ship's crew on duty during a specific watch.
  3. A period of close observation, often in order to discover something:

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Supervision

• monitoring

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• inspection

  1. Critical examination
  2. Official examination or review, as of barracks or troops.
  3. The act of inspecting.

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  1. Critical examination
  2. Official examination or review, as of barracks or troops.
  3. The act of inspecting.

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• direction

  1. An authoritative order or command:
  2. The course along which a person or thing is moving or must move to reach a destination:
  3. The management, supervision, or guidance of a group or operation:

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  1. An authoritative order or command:
  2. The course along which a person or thing is moving or must move to reach a destination:
  3. The management, supervision, or guidance of a group or operation:

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Observation

• close watch

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• constant observation

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• scrutiny

  1. A lengthy, searching look
  2. A careful, continuous watch; surveillance
  3. Close, careful examination or observation.

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  1. A lengthy, searching look
  2. A careful, continuous watch; surveillance
  3. Close, careful examination or observation.

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• stakeout

  1. An area so staked out
  2. Surveillance of an area, building, or person, especially by the police.
  3. The staking out of police, etc. in a surveillance of a location, suspected criminal, etc.

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  1. An area so staked out
  2. Surveillance of an area, building, or person, especially by the police.
  3. The staking out of police, etc. in a surveillance of a location, suspected criminal, etc.

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