How is “stake out” used?

In The Untouchables (1987), one line is: “- Where's Malone? - On the stake-out. He'll be here.”

Which movie is “stake out” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Untouchables (1987).

- Where's Malone? - On the stake-out. He'll be here.

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to watch a place secretly, especially for signs of illegal activity

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to watch a place secretly, especially for signs of illegal activity
THEY ALSO CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE FBI, WHO BEGAN TO STAKE OUT SWARTZ'S PARENTS' HOUSE IN ILLINOIS.
- Where's Malone? - On the stake-out. He'll be here.

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版