watchtower
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It is effectively a watchtower or control tower for all your data.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
His career paths are hunter, forager or watchtower guard, but he seems more like the product of a progressive Montessori school, even with his dad urging him to cackle at shredded deer intestines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
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
I make for the eastern watchtower, where I strap myself into a harness and rappel down to the dunes.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
The property has been reported to feature a Portuguese Colonial-style villa with a large party room, along with watchtowers and 12 cannons that give the retreat a decidedly fortresslike appearance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
The festival will have 25 more entry lanes which organisers said would enable deeper searches of visitors' belongings, 25% more watchtowers manned 24-hours a day, and 50% increase in high-visibility security patrols.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024
West of the road were flint hills, grey and rugged, with tall watchtowers on their stony summits.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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