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watchtower

[woch-tou-er] / ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊ ər /


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

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Suddenly the lines about needing a hermit in the woods as much as a preacher in the pulpit came so much more alive from the endless horizon atop a watchtower.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

A watchtower on a hilltop, still painted in the colours of the Iranian flag, overlooks the base.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

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

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer