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Meanwhile, Vishnu heads to a watchtower and Sukhbir sets off in a boat with a backup plan if the others fail to detonate the explosives from inside.
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Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The old fortress model, with its walls, moats and watchtowers, is dead.
—Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The bus stopped near the Iraqi border, where watchtowers loomed on hills and armed border patrol abounded.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
Through the centuries, the watchtowers evolved into self-sufficient villages that grew crops, raised sheep and housed farmers.
—Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
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Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The old fortress model, with its walls, moats and watchtowers, is dead.
—Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The bus stopped near the Iraqi border, where watchtowers loomed on hills and armed border patrol abounded.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
Through the centuries, the watchtowers evolved into self-sufficient villages that grew crops, raised sheep and housed farmers.
—Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for watchtower
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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchtower. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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watchtower
noun
watch·tow·er
ˈwäch-ˌtau̇(-ə)r 
ˈwȯch-
: a tower for a lookout
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