an act of waiting outside a building and watching it, especially secretly in order to catch a criminal or find out whether there is any illegal activity there
Synonyms and related words
Crime detection and prevention
agent provocateur
all-points bulletin
APB
stakeout
noun countable
US /ˈsteɪkˌaʊt/
Word Forms
singular
stakeout
plural
stakeouts
DEFINITIONS1
1
an act of waiting outside a building and watching it, especially secretly in order to catch a criminal or find out whether there is any illegal activity there