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stakeout Slang chiefly US and Canadian 1. a police surveillance of an area, house, or criminal suspect 2. an area or house kept under such surveillance How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Will whiles away many cold, dark stakeout hours talking (just talking) to a wised-up Romanian hooker ("The Departed's" Vera Farmiga, in an amusing but underdeveloped performance). In the first large-screen projection we seem to be witnessing a stakeout in the pouring rain by two undercover agents out of some '70s thriller, evoking all the attendant stereotypes and suspense. When the sleuthing business or a stakeout is at a lull, private investigator Savannah Reid passes the time reading steamy romance novels. |
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