watchtower

watchtower
Synonyms and related words:
Texas tower, beacon, belvedere, bench mark, bleachers, bookmark, bridge, cairn, catstone, conning tower, gallery, gazebo, grandstand, landmark, lighthouse, lightship, lookout, loophole, mark, marker, menhir, milepost, milestone, monument, observation post, observatory, outlook, overlook, peanut gallery, peephole, pharos, platform, ringside, ringside seat, seamark, sighthole, top gallery, tower

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  • Watchtower — ist das englische Wort für Wachturm und wurde Namensgeber für: die religiöse Zeitschrift der Zeugen Jehovas (deutsche Ausgabe siehe Der Wachtturm verkündigt Jehovas Königreich) Watchtower (Film), ein US amerikanischer Film von 2001 Watchtower… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Watchtower — Watchtower, fondé en 1982 à Austin (Texas), est un groupe de Metal progressif américain aussi associé au techno Thrash ou Thrash technique. L album Control And Resistance obtint des critiques excellentes. Ainsi il fut nommé dans le Top Ten Shred… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Watchtower — Datos generales Origen Austin, Texas,  Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Watchtower — Watch tow er, n. A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the like. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Watchtower — Watchtower, The a magazine produced by the religious group the ↑Jehovah s Witnesses, who go to people s houses and try to persuade them to buy it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • watchtower — 1540s, from WATCH (Cf. watch) (v.) + TOWER (Cf. tower) …   Etymology dictionary

  • watchtower — ► NOUN ▪ a tower built to create an elevated observation point …   English terms dictionary

  • watchtower — [wächtou΄ər, wôchtou΄ər] n. a high tower from which a sentinel watches for enemies, forest fires, etc.; lookout …   English World dictionary

  • Watchtower — [ IFOR, Sarajevo, 1995] A watchtower is a type of fortification used in many parts of the world. It differs from a regular tower in that its primary use is military, and from a turret in that it is usually a freestanding structure. Its main… …   Wikipedia

  • watchtower — UK [ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊə(r)] / US [ˈwɑtʃˌtaʊr] noun [countable] Word forms watchtower : singular watchtower plural watchtowers a tower from where guards can see the whole area that they are guarding …   English dictionary

  • watchtower — [[t]wɒ̱tʃtaʊə(r)[/t]] watchtowers N COUNT A watchtower is a high building which gives a person a good view of the area around the place that they are guarding …   English dictionary

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