watch tower
Frequency: 3.21.5 per million words
a tower for keeping watch; often used as a compound noun 'watchtower'
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Examples (10)
- The ancient castle was guarded by several watch towers.
- Prison guards stand vigilant in the watchtowers, overseeing the yard.
- Soldiers were stationed in the watch tower along the border.
- From the highest watchtower, they could spot approaching ships.
- A lone watch tower stood on the cliff, battered by the winds.
- They planned to build a new watchtower to improve forest fire detection.
- The old watch tower has been converted into a small museum.
- Every night, a new sentry would climb to the top of the watchtower.
- The rebels managed to sneak past the enemy's watch towers undetected.
- If you look closely, you can still see the ruins of the medieval watchtower.