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be on the lookouts

be on the lookouts is the plural 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 lookouts

What is be on the lookouts the plural of?
Be on the lookouts is the plural of be on the lookout.

Words near be on the lookouts in the dictionary

  1. be on one's merry way
  2. be on someone's dick
  3. be on someone's nuts
  4. Be On the Look Out
  5. be on the lookout
  6. be on the lookouts
  7. be on to
  8. be one thing
  9. be one's own man
  10. be one's own worst enemy
  11. be oneself

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