Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ausguck
English translation:
lookout; look-out
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Jan 30, 2004 11:01
20 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Translations that don't sound translated
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English, English, and 3 more.
Ausguck
German to English
Art/Literary
Of an armored scout car or tank
Might this be view port?
Jetzt kam der Rest der Besatzung. Alle fanden Platz. Ein großer Teil ging vor bis zum Ausguck.
Might this be view port?
Jetzt kam der Rest der Besatzung. Alle fanden Platz. Ein großer Teil ging vor bis zum Ausguck.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | lookout |
Rowan Morrell
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| 4 | access [inspection] hatch [hole], access [viewing] port |
Сергей Лузан
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Proposed translations
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10 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
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1459
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lookout
The translation I find just about everywhere is "lookout" (or "look-out"), so this may be something like a viewing port as you said - maybe a hole in the roof where someone can poke his head through to check for danger! If this is not the exact term, it would be something pretty close.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks ... i'll try look-out ... gz"
53 mins
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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420
access [inspection] hatch [hole], access [viewing] port
Rowan's answer is also confirmed by Langenscheidts Taschenwörterbuch Englisch, 2002, ISBN 3-468-11131-2 (Mil). Mine are taken from Polytechnic Dictionary. Hope it helps. Good luck, Gunilla Zedigh!
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