watchtower

"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

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

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

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025

It takes a while before we see the telltale signs: the camp watchtower, and later the flames blackening the sky.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

I think of what Cain said to me that night we stood on the watchtower and looked out at the dunes.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

They stayed for years in those camps, treated more as unwanted refugees in France than former soldiers, surrounded by barbed wire and watchtowers, while the French government organized their relocations across the country.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2023

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

I soak in this bizarre nightmare, scanning the camp and what appears to be the only entrance gate—heavily guarded—and the watchtowers and the razor-wire fence as far as I can see.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed