English–Spanish
“lookout” in Spanish
How to say “lookout” in Spanish
“Lookout” in Spanish is vigía.
Person in a high watchpost scanning the horizon for signs or movements.
Example sentences with vigía
Hice de vigía en el muelle durante la tormenta.
I served as a lookout on the pier during the storm.
Tips for using vigía
- Often literary or nautical; in everyday speech speakers more often use centinela or guardia, and on ships vigía commonly names the lookout in the crow's nest.
Other Spanish words for “lookout”
El centinela vigila la entrada.
The lookout watches the entrance.