stakeout

stake·out  (stkout)

n.

Surveillance of an area, building, or person, especially by the police.

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stakeout

Noun

Slang, chiefly US & Canad a police surveillance of an area or house

Verb

stake out

1. Slang, chiefly US & Canad to keep an area or house under surveillance

2. to surround (a piece of land) with stakes

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stakeout - surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime) surveillance - close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

Translations

stakeout [ˈsteɪkaut] n → surveillance f;

to be on a stakeout → effectuer une surveillance

stakeout [ˈsteɪkaut] n (surveillance) → Überwachung f

stakeout [ˈsteɪkaut] n → sorveglianza