Stakeout is a 1987 movie directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, and Forest Whitaker. Although the story is set in Seattle, Washington, the movie was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A simple turn-base strategy game written in Java meant to be used as a teaching aid for an introductory computer science course. The game incorporates the concept of staking out and holding one's territory with the goal of world domination.

surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)

Marking the foundation layout with stakes.

Measuring of house dimensions on a lot in accordance with the house plans and using stakes to indicate each corner.