[noun] [C] [esp. US] [informal] - A stakeout is the continuous watching of a building or area, esp. by the police.While police officers were on a stakeout of the suspect's house, they heard gunshots from inside the building.The film star has been the victim of a media stakeout due to a recent scandal in her private life.
STAKEOUT
Meaning of STAKEOUT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012