- watchtower
- watch|tow|er [ `watʃ,taur ] noun counta tower from where guards can see the whole area they are guarding
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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
