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

“We are scared,” he said, looking up at the watchtower.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 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

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