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

Example sentences :

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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