watchtower
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of watchtower
Example Sentences
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It is effectively a watchtower or control tower for all your data.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
His career paths are hunter, forager or watchtower guard, but he seems more like the product of a progressive Montessori school, even with his dad urging him to cackle at shredded deer intestines.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
A watchtower on a hilltop, still painted in the colours of the Iranian flag, overlooks the base.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025
It takes a while before we see the telltale signs: the camp watchtower, and later the flames blackening the sky.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
Small and mean as it was, the longhall was the largest building in the village, so the lords and captains had taken it for themselves, whilst Stannis settled into the stone watchtower by the lakeshore.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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