watchtower
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈwɑːtʃˌtaʊər/
- The soldiers climbed to the top of the watchtower to survey the surrounding area for any signs of danger.
Examples
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The courtyard's central stone watchtower was built in the 1190s so the knights could protect merchants when robbers attacked.
Academic text (2008) -
Shouts rose up from a watchtower farther down the wall.
Fiction book (1990) -
Maybe it's like an old watchtower from the war, looking out over the view.
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Go to the watchtower and take our guest with you.
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This watchtower will be completely surrounded.
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I patrol the watchtower and have every right to know what is down there.
Fiction book (1997) -
The passes help establish that a nearby structure was an ancient police station and watchtower.
Academic text (2007) -
All it lacked was a watchtower and a few hundred yards of concertina wire.
Fiction book (2000) -
Just outside the southern fence of Edoras, below a watchtower, will be a small cave.
Blog text (10) -
There's an old forest ranger's fire watchtower near the top ofthe mountain.
Synonyms
8
3.4
A high place where you can see far across the land
2
4.2
A tall building that lets you see far across the land or sea for sightseeing
1
4.4
A building on a hill or tower where people watch for danger
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Etymology
The word watchtower comes from watch ('to look or guard') and tower ('a tall building'), so it is a high place made for watching for danger and guarding an area.