Stakeouts Meaning in English

word · lemma: stakeout

US

ˈsteɪˌkaʊts

STAY-kowts

UK

stˈeɪkaʊts

stay-KOWTS

Definition

Situations where police or someone else secretly watches a place or person for a period of time, often to collect information or catch someone.

Usage & Nuances

Primarily used in police or detective contexts; not common in everyday situations. You often hear 'on a stakeout' or 'conduct stakeouts.' It's almost always about watching for criminal activity and is a noun.

• Spanish: vigilancias - observaciones (policía)
• Portuguese (BR): campanas - vigilâncias (policial)
• Portuguese (PT): vigilâncias - campanas (polícia)
• Chinese (Simplified): 监视行动 - 蹲点
• Chinese (Traditional): 監視行動 - 蹲點
• Hindi: निगरानी (पुलिस द्वारा)
• Arabic: مراقبات (شرطية)
• Bengali: গোপন নজরদারি - স্টেকআউট
• Russian: засады - наружное наблюдение
• Japanese: 張り込み
• Vietnamese: theo dõi bí mật
• Korean: 잠복근무 - 잠복
• Turkish: gizli gözetleme - pusu
• Urdu: گھات لگا کر نگرانی - اسٹیک آؤٹ
• Indonesian: pengintaian - pengawasan diam-diam

Example Sentences

The police did several stakeouts near the bank.

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Detectives use stakeouts to watch suspects.

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There were two stakeouts before the arrest.

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Those long stakeouts outside the warehouse were exhausting.

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After all those stakeouts, they finally caught the thief.

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TV crime shows always have dramatic stakeouts.

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