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watchtower

See also: Watchtower, watch tower, and watch-tower

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From watch +‎ tower.

Noun

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watchtower (plural watchtowers)

  1. An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
    Synonym: lookout tower
    • 1999 June, “Unesco steps up fight against Internet paedophiles”, in BBC News:
      A "watchtower" Website, keeping track of paedophile groups around the world, is expected to be up and running next year. The campaign will also liaise with law enforcement agencies around the world and share information on suspected Internet paedophiles.
    • 2002, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Ill-Made Mute: The Bitterbynde‎[1]:
      Redcap - A malevolent goblin easily distinguishable by their namesake red cap, fiery red eyes, claws and iron boots. They often appear as little old men, but can run very fast despite the boots. They reside in castles and watchtowers along the English-Scottish border, but will move their residence to avoid detection.
    • 2022 February 11, Minnie Chen, “Was it Beijing testing Taiwan’s defences with unidentified Matsu island flyover?”, in South China Morning Post‎[2], archived from the original on 11 February 2022, China Military:
      Residents of Tungyin, a frontline islet under Taiwan’s Matsu islands cluster, said they spotted an unidentified aircraft flying overhead at 2.45pm on February 5, while video footage from the watchtower monitor showed an aircraft crossing the skies and flying out towards the east.
      The military commanding centre of Tungyin confirmed that “a fixed-wing twin-propeller aircraft [had] briefly entered the airspace and soon left”.

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