LOOKOUT

[noun] [C]I had to keep a lookout for the house so that we did not drive past it.Shoppers are always on the lookout for (= watching to find) something new.(esp. UK informal) It's a bad/poor lookout (= The future is not good) for workers in these industries.A lookout is someone who watches esp. for danger.The lookout was standing on the corner watching for police while the other man burgled the house.A lookout is also a place to look out from.There's a lookout with a seat at the top of the cliff.(UK informal) It's your own lookout (= It's your own fault/problem) if you aren't properly insured.