stakeout
[ steyk-out ]
/ ˈsteɪkˌaʊt /
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.
Origin of stakeout
First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase
stake out
Words nearby stakeout
Example sentences from the Web for stakeout
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.
Sight Gag |Laurence Mark Janifer
British Dictionary definitions for stakeout
stakeout
/ (ˈsteɪkaʊt) slang, mainly US and Canadian /
noun
a police surveillance of an area, house, or criminal suspect
an area or house kept under such surveillance
verb stake out
(tr, adverb)
to keep under surveillance