DCHP-3

lookout

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

a high tower from which a trained forestry employee watches for forest fires and reports the position so that action may be taken to fight them.

Quotations

1952
The whole landscape may easily be seen from the Lands and Forests lookout on the "back road."
1961
However, the forestry people want money to buy greater preparedness through more lookouts, men, planes and equipment
2n.

a forester who mans a lookout tower.

Quotations

1955
The look-out had to be an expert woodsman, be able to read meteorological instruments, have an excellent degree of physical fitness and good eyesight, and, the advert stated, preference would be given to an ex-serviceman.