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Watchtower
Meaning
Noun
●
In Buildings:
An
observation tower
in which a
lookout
keeps watch
over
prisoners
, or
looks out
for
fires
, etc.
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Origin
watchtower
English
tower
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
torr
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
turris
Latin
τύρρις
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
tow
English
togian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
watch
English
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Etym
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