guet
watch, lookout
noun GEH Rare
Origin: Old French guetier (to watch), of Germanic origin
Usage Note
Guet appears mainly in fixed phrases: faire le guet means 'to keep watch'. The related compound un guet-apens means an ambush; it is always written with a hyphen and has the irregular plural guets-apens.
Examples
"Il faisait le guet devant l'entrée."
Natural Translation
He was keeping watch at the entrance.

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