"lookover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lookovers [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from look over. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|look over}} Deverbal from look over Head templates: {{en-noun}} lookover (plural lookovers)
  1. A brief visual inspection.

Inflected forms

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