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watch·tow·er

(wŏch′tou′ər)

An observation tower on which a guard or lookout is stationed to keep watch, as for enemies, for forest fires, or over prisoners.

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watchtower

(ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊə)

(Military) a tower on which a sentry keeps watch

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

watch•tow•er

(ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊ ər)

n.

a tower for a sentinel.

watchtower

A tall tower for military observation, often part of a castle.

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Noun

watchtower - an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies

fire tower - a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires

tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

Translations

بُرْج مُراقَبَه

vagttårn

Wachturm

őrtorony

varîturn

vakttårn

strážna veža

gözetleme kulesi

岗楼瞭望塔

watchtower

[ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊəʳ] N → atalaya f, torre f de vigilancia

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

watchtower

[ˈwɒtʃtaʊə^r] n → tour f de guet

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

watchtower

[ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊəʳ] n → torre f di guardia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

watch

(wotʃ) noun

1. a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc. He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.

2. a period of standing guard during the night. I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.

3. in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time. The night watch come(s) on duty soon.

verb

1. to look at (someone or something). He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.

2. to keep a lookout (for). They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?

3. to be careful of (someone or something). Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.

4. to guard or take care of. Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.

5. to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc). Watch your chance, and then run.

ˈwatcher noun

ˈwatchful adjective

alert and cautious. watchful eyes; If you are watchful you will not be robbed.

ˈwatchfully adverb

ˈwatchfulness noun

ˈwatchdog noun

a dog which guards someone's property etc. We leave a watchdog in our office at night to scare away thieves.

ˈwatchmaker noun

a person who makes and repairs watches, clocks etc.

ˈwatchman noun

(often ˌnight-ˈwatchman) a man employed to guard a building etc against thieves, especially at night. The bank-robbers shot the (night-)watchman.

ˈwatchtower noun

an old word for a tower on which a lookout is posted.

ˈwatchword noun

a motto or slogan used by members of a group of people who think (or act) alike. Let freedom be our watchword!

keep watch

to be on guard. He kept watch while the other soldiers slept.

watch one's step

to be careful what one does or says. He's in a bad mood, so watch your step and don't say anything wrong!

watch out (with for)

to be careful (of). Watch out for the cars!; Watch out! The police are coming!

watch over

to guard or take care of. The mother bird is watching over her young.

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Don Quixote kept an eye upon her from his watchtower, and observing her costume and noting her silence, he concluded that it must be some witch or sorceress that was coming in such a guise to work him some mischief, and he began crossing himself at a great rate.

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How Thurid and Matai Shang were to land I could not imagine, though later I was to learn that to the level of the forest top there rises in each city of Kaol a slender watchtower which guards the Kaolians by day and by night against the secret approach of a hostile fleet.

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Rounding his mouth and both his eyes, as he stepped backward from the table, the waiter shifted his napkin from his right arm to his left, dropped into a comfortable attitude, and stood surveying the guest while he ate and drank, as from an observatory or watchtower. According to the immemorial usage of waiters in all ages.

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If the rim of the plateau was indeed the highest point, then why should this mighty tree not prove to be a watchtower which commanded the whole country?

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The Spaniards built these watchtowers on the hills to enable them to keep a sharper lookout on the Moroccan speculators.

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The warrants were issued by a bench consisting of Justice Mussarat Hilali and Justice Sahibzada Asadullah during a petition jointly filed by three brothers from Tehkal Payan area against the imposition of Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act for acquiring their land to put up a police watchtower.

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Summary: The Lebanese Army has begun preparing the ground to build a watchtower along the de facto border with Israel, weeks after Israeli forces constructed their own tower just meters away.

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Limestone vessels used by Jews for reasons of ritual purity, a watchtower and more interesting findings were also found at the dig.

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The National Historical Commission of the Philipines (NHCP) has stopped the planned demolition of the 18th-century watchtower in Maasin City, Southern Leyte.

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Moreover, there are 80 stairs cut into the rock on its top, which led to the Straka (Magpie) watchtower. The watchtower is accessible today and offers spectacular views of the surrounding country.