watchtowernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊər/us/ˈwɑːtʃˌtaʊ.ɚ/a tower built especially around the edges of prisons and army camps, the top of which provides a good position from which to see anyone who is coming close
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Places involved in military activity
- base
- Bastille
- battlefield
- battleground
- beachhead
- billet
- boot camp
- camp
- fort
- garrison
- GHQ
- guard post
- guardhouse
- line
- parade ground
- PX
- redoubt
- sentry box
- staging area
- theatre
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