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

“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

As soon as the craft had landed, Lord Asriel leapt out and ran to join King Ogunwe on the western watchtower, ignoring Mrs. Coulter entirely.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman