Watchtower

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  • noun. An observation tower on which a guard or lookout is stationed to keep watch, as for enemies, for forest fires, or over prisoners.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A tower on which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, for the approach of danger, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the like.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. an observation tower, in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires etc
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. 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."
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