How to Pronounce "stakeouts"
word
ˈsteɪˌkaʊts
STAY-kowts
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.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsteɪˌkaʊts
British English
stˈeɪkaʊts
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STAY-kowts
UK
stay-KOWTS
Listen in Context
The police did several stakeouts near the bank.
Detectives use stakeouts to watch suspects.
There were two stakeouts before the arrest.
Those long stakeouts outside the warehouse were exhausting.