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watch⋅tow⋅er

[woch-tou-er]
–noun
a tower on which a sentinel keeps watch.

Origin:
1535–45; watch + tower
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watch·tow·er   (wŏch'tou'ər)   
n.  An observation tower on which a guard or lookout is stationed to keep watch, as for enemies, for forest fires, or over prisoners.
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