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Definition of stake-out noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stake-out

noun
 
/ˈsteɪk aʊt/
 
/ˈsteɪk aʊt/
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  1. a situation in which police watch a building secretly to find evidence of illegal activities
    • an armed stake-out of the building
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
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