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Synonyms for watchtower
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : woch-tou-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊ ər |
Définition of watchtower
Origin :- 1540s, from watch (v.) + tower (n.).
- noun lookout
- He left the Peace Stead and went to his watchtower Hlidskjalf.
- Extract from : « The Children of Odin » by Padraic Colum
- From his watchtower on Rock River the old chief scanned the country.
- Extract from : « The Conquest » by Eva Emery Dye
- To the watchtower of Thapnen he sent me, there to serve as the eyes of our army.
- Extract from : « The Fantasy Fan February 1934 » by Various
- It is not unreasonable to suppose that this orange mound was used as a watchtower.
- Extract from : « Canyons of the Colorado » by J. W. Powell
- In two streets, converging at right angles towards my watchtower, I distinguish three different processions.
- Extract from : « Sights from a Steeple (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Eugene Demorel slid back the shutter in the watchtower and leaned out, his gun trained on the entrance.
- Extract from : « The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery) » by Samuel Alexander White
- As the chief trader and the Ojibway quitted the watchtower, Maskwa spoke in a voice of protestation.
- Extract from : « The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery) » by Samuel Alexander White
- Black Ferguson seemed to have fallen from the watchtower so quickly did he accomplish the descent.
- Extract from : « The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery) » by Samuel Alexander White
- Then239 of a sudden a panic-stricken sergeant ran up to his watchtower.
- Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis
- She desired the mind's bird's-eye view—a height, a watchtower and a little solitude.
- Extract from : « The Garden Of Allah » by Robert Hichens
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