Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 8 compound words that contain observation. The most common are listed below. Open observation in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- observation posta lookout or vantage point
- observation deckAn area of a tall building, often open to the sky, from which the public may look at the surrounding panorama.
- participant observationA research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.
- observation carA railway passenger car made so as to facilitate seeing the scenery en route, sometimes with glass sides or with a kind of open balcony at the rear.
- observation balloonA type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting.
- observation carsplural of observation car: A railway passenger car made so as to facilitate seeing the scenery en route, sometimes with glass sides or with a kind of open balcony at the rear.
- observation postsplural of observation post: a lookout or vantage point
- observation towera structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision
- observation treeSynonym of camouflage tree: A fake, hollow metal tree used as a hidden observation post. Typically used in the context of allowing a soldier to hide in No Man's Land or to spy on enemy movements safely; invented by the French and used by …
- observation wheelFerris wheel
- observation towersplural of observation tower: a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision
- observation balloonsplural of observation balloon: A type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting.
- observation decksplural of observation deck: An area of a tall building, often open to the sky, from which the public may look at the surrounding panorama.
- observation wheelsplural of observation wheel: Ferris wheel
- Ettore's observationA pessimistic adage stating that the other line/queue (such as at a stand or a store) always moves faster.
- observation hutA rudimentary building used by people making field observations.
- observation hutsplural of observation hut: A rudimentary building used by people making field observations.
Compound words 8
- malobservationAn erroneous observation.
- postobservationAfter observation.
- preobservationBefore observation.
- counterobservationAn observation that is different from or opposite to a previous observation.
- misobservationincorrect observation
- multiobservationOf or pertaining to more than one observation.
- nonobservationAbsence of observation.
- reobservationobservation again