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

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

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

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

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2023

As Amazon’s first operational meteorologist, Rodriguez acts somewhat as the company’s watchtower to send the first flare if inclement weather could affect operations.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

Soldiers, both black and white, patrolled outside the wall, and she assumed more stood watch inside in the watchtower, which stood higher than the walls.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper