fire tower
- a tower, as on a mountain, from which a watch for fires is kept.
- drill tower.
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Origin of fire tower
First recorded in 1820–30
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Also that a representation of it may now be seen upon "the fire-tower of Brechin."
The World's Sixteen Crucified SaviorsKersey Graves
"The fire-tower is on one side of her; the scullery closet on the other," said the matron.
The Slayer Of soulsRobert Chambers
At any time now a fire patrol could take up his twenty-four-hour watch at the fire-tower.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire PatrolLewis E. Theiss
He took his blanket and his rifle, and, closing his cabin door, climbed to the fire-tower.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire PatrolLewis E. Theiss
Thetis seems to have been a transposition of the same name, and was probably a Pharos, or Fire-tower, near the sea.