watchtower

Example Sentences

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It is effectively a watchtower or control tower for all your data.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

It was followed by the watchtower and an electricity pole.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

The checkpoint gate is now bolted shut, eyed by armed Israeli guards in a watchtower nearby.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

There’s still a watchtower overlooking everything that we do.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2023

Taking advantage of a poorly manned watchtower and an easy-to-climb wall, the Romans managed to get some soldiers inside the city.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife