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watchtower

[ woch-tou-er ]

noun

  1. a tower on which a sentinel keeps watch.


watchtower

/ ˈ·ÉÉ’³Ùʃˌ³Ù²¹ÊŠÉ™ /

noun

  1. a tower on which a sentry keeps watch
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of watchtower1

First recorded in 1535–45; watch + tower 1
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A watchtower on a hilltop, still painted in the colours of the Iranian flag, overlooks the base.

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The camp, surrounded by barbed wire, is now long abandoned and overgrown - weeds are growing on wooden watchtowers and signs along the fence say "off limits" in red text.

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It was followed by the watchtower and an electricity pole.

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Yesterday, two Indonesian peacekeepers were injured after an Israeli tank fired at a watchtower at the force's headquarters in Ras al-Naqoura.

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The Beirut attack came hours after two Indonesian peacekeepers were injured in southern Lebanon when an Israeli tank fired at a watchtower, according to the UN.

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