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Watchtower

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An observation tower on which a guard or lookout is stationed to keep watch, as for enemies, for forest fires, or over prisoners.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. an observation tower, in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires etc

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the like.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A tower on which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, for the approach of danger, etc.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies

Word Usage

"He eventually videotapes what he describes as a watchtower, dozens of large tents, an old ambulance, and what he says are picnic tables and games on the other side of a six-foot chain-link fence topped with razor wire."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

tower

Hyponym

fire tower

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

beacon

Same Context

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