'Watchtower' definitions:
Definition of 'watchtower'
(from WordNet)
noun
An observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
Definition of 'Watchtower'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'watchtower'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Texas tower,
- top gallery,
- tower