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be-on-the-lookout

be-on-the-lookout is the alternative form of be on the lookout.

Meaning of be on the lookout

Noun

be on the lookout (plural be on the lookouts)

  1. BOLO.
    • Hoadley issued a "be on the lookout" ("BOLO"), describing the person as a tall, thin, black male, wearing light colored clothing and traveling on foot.1988, Arrest Law Bulletin, page 106

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Questions about be-on-the-lookout

What is be-on-the-lookout the alternative form of?
Be-on-the-lookout is the alternative form of be on the lookout.

Words near be-on-the-lookout in the dictionary

  1. be-leggined
  2. be-legginged
  3. be-monocled
  4. be-moustached
  5. be-mustached
  6. be-on-the-lookout
  7. be-pantied
  8. be-pantsed
  9. be-penised
  10. be-petticoated
  11. be-piped

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