STAKEOUT


Meaning of STAKEOUT in English

[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.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.