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lookout [′lu̇k‚au̇t]
(building construction)
A horizontal wood framing member that extends out from the studs to the end of rafters and overhangs a part of a roof, such as a gable.


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Israeli soldiers have occupied George's building on and off since 1996, using it as an observation post.
As eager lieutenants ready to deliver the "Rain of Steel," the sound of anything unrelated to the observation post (OP), fire direction center (FDC) or the gun line seemed dull.
At "Heartbreak Ridge," he left the safety of cover to move under heavy fire to a forward observation post to direct mortar fire.
 
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