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watchtower

[woch-tou-er] / ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊ ər /


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"The settlers' attack took place in full view of the Israeli army," Palestinian activist Osama Makhamra told AFP, noting that an Israeli military watchtower stands close to the mosque that was set ablaze.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

It was followed by the watchtower and an electricity pole.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2024

My explorations took me from a top-down view on the 32nd floor of a luxury hotel to the faded blue upholstered seats of the Las Vegas Monorail to a dilapidated security watchtower.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2023

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

From Slate Dec. 13, 2023

After work, she liked to sit in the watchtower that overlooked the lucerne fields.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

But new watchtowers along that border have pushed escapees to unconventional and riskier routes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

But with high fences, watchtowers and armed guards, "there was no way to leave", until he was released with 5,400 other Chinese nationals since the February crackdown.

From Barron's Oct. 14, 2025

Five years later, two men escaped from a maximum-security Wisconsin prison that once held Jeffrey Dahmer, fleeing early one morning when four of the facility’s five watchtowers were unmanned.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2024

Authorities have further tightened security around the prison, which already has armed guards in watchtowers, by erecting barriers and blocking roads to keep people away.

From Seattle Times Aug. 5, 2023

It looked just like the illustrations Annabeth had seen in military history books—with a defensive trench lined with spikes, high walls, and watchtowers armed with scorpion ballistae.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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