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watchtower en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English watch English tow Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English tower English watchtower From watch + tower.

Meanings

1. An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
   • 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. 2002, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Ill-Made Mute: The Bitterbynde:
   • 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”. 2022 November 2, Minnie Chen, “Was it Beijing testing Taiwan’s defences with unidentified Matsu island flyover?”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2022, China Military:
   • 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. 1999 June, “Unesco steps up fight against Internet paedophiles”, in BBC News:

Forms

Synonyms

lookout tower

Translations (64)

fr tour de garde (observation tower) · th หอคอย (observation tower) · kk күзет мұнарасы (observation tower) · bg стражева кула (observation tower) · nb vakttårn (observation tower) · sh стра̀жа̄рница (observation tower) · ig ugẹle (observation tower) · sh стра̀жара (observation tower) · nl wachttoren (observation tower) · sh stràžara (observation tower) · be вартаўнічая вежа (observation tower) · gl gorita (observation tower) · tr gözcü kulesi (observation tower) · pl kasarnia (observation tower) · km ប៉មយាម (observation tower) · et vahitorn (observation tower) · ru сторожева́я ба́шня (observation tower) · mi pūhara (observation tower) · es garita (observation tower) · la specula (observation tower) · es vigía (observation tower) · sh stràžārnica (observation tower) · mn харуул (observation tower) · cmn 望樓 /望楼 (observation tower) · pl strażnica (observation tower) · es atalaya (observation tower) · ar مَرْقَب (observation tower) · it torre di guardia (observation tower) · ca torre de guaita (observation tower) · mk набљудува́чница (observation tower) · pt torre de observação (observation tower) · cs strážní věž (observation tower) · tr gözetleme kulesi (observation tower) · be вартавая вежа (observation tower) · es torre de observación (observation tower) · da vakttårn (observation tower) · cs pozorovatelna (observation tower) · tk diň (observation tower) · el παρατηρητήριο (observation tower) · pt atalaia (observation tower) · eo gardoturo (observation tower) · vi tháp canh (observation tower) · sv vakttorn (observation tower) · es torreón (observation tower) · de Wachturm (observation tower) · ar بُرْج الْمُرَاقَبَة (observation tower) · el σκοπιά (observation tower) · tl banayaban (observation tower) · grc σκοπή (observation tower) · ga túr faire (observation tower) · hy դիտանոց (observation tower) · fr tour de guet (observation tower) · tl atalaya (observation tower) · mi pūwhara (observation tower) · ca talaia (observation tower) · cmn 崗樓 /岗楼 (observation tower) · mk кара́ула (observation tower) · lv sargtornis (observation tower) · ja 望楼 (observation tower) · hu őrtorony (observation tower) · bg наблюдателница (observation tower) · mk стража́рница (observation tower) · fi vartiotorni (observation tower) · pdt Wachttorm (observation tower)