watchtower

[ woch-tou-er ]

/ ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊ ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR watchtower ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a tower on which a sentinel keeps watch.

Origin of watchtower

First recorded in 1535–45; watch + tower¹

Words nearby watchtower

watch one's step, watchout, watch over, watch pocket, watchstrap, watchtower, watchword, water, waterage, water arum, water ash

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Example sentences from the Web for watchtower

From the watchtower it could see into every bedroom, every landing, every bathroom.
This Week’s Hot Reads: July 22, 2013|Cameron Martin|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It may be that this was a watchtower of that ancient people whose homes we have found in ruins.
Canyons of the Colorado|J. W. Powell
Prepare the table, behold in the watchtower them that eat and drink: arise, ye princes, take up the shield.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Alfred and Guthlac, on a watchtower above, gazed on the plain stretched before them.
Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune|A. D. Crake

I woo thee from the watchtower high, Where thou dost sit to guide the bark Of lonely mariner.
The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White|Henry Kirke White
She desired the mind's bird's-eye view—a height, a watchtower and a little solitude.
The Garden Of Allah|Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for watchtower

watchtower

/ (ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊə) /

noun

a tower on which a sentry keeps watch

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单词	watchtower
释义	watchtower [ woch-tou-er ] / ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR watchtower ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tower on which a sentinel keeps watch. Origin of watchtower First recorded in 1535–45; watch + tower¹ Words nearby watchtower watch one's step, watchout, watch over, watch pocket, watchstrap, watchtower, watchword, water, waterage, water arum, water ash Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for watchtower From the watchtower it could see into every bedroom, every landing, every bathroom. This Week’s Hot Reads: July 22, 2013\|Cameron Martin\|July 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It may be that this was a watchtower of that ancient people whose homes we have found in ruins. Canyons of the Colorado\|J. W. Powell Prepare the table, behold in the watchtower them that eat and drink: arise, ye princes, take up the shield. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version\|Various Alfred and Guthlac, on a watchtower above, gazed on the plain stretched before them. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune\|A. D. Crake I woo thee from the watchtower high, Where thou dost sit to guide the bark Of lonely mariner. The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White\|Henry Kirke White She desired the mind's bird's-eye view—a height, a watchtower and a little solitude. The Garden Of Allah\|Robert Hichens British Dictionary definitions for watchtower watchtower / (ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊə) / noun a tower on which a sentry keeps watch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to watchtower landmark, observatory, beacon, lighthouse, barbican, mirador
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watchtower

noun

Origin of watchtower

Words nearby watchtower

Example sentences from the Web for watchtower

British Dictionary definitions for watchtower

noun

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