Thesaurus results for OBSERVATORY

observatory

noun

əb-ˈzər-və-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of observatory next

as in tower

a high place or structure from which a wide view is possible the observatory is located on a mountaintop

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Recent Examples of observatory By mid-2023, rooftop solar and batteries had restored limited power to a handful of buildings, enough to resume about a third of the observatory's measurements. —

Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 The unintended consequence was light pollution, and in a country with deep astronomical roots—both Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe had worked in an observatory there under imperial patronage—that mattered. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026 New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden. —

Gideon Yoffe, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 Radio astronomy has long relied upon an esoteric workaround: using a technique called interferometry to make arrays of smaller telescopes collectively act as one giant observatory. —

K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for observatory

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Just seconds later, local residents recorded on their cellphones the initial stages of the Eaton fire, burning at the base of the tower, known as M16T1.

— Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 10 June 2026
The 89-foot white tower is perhaps the most famous of Door County's 11 historic lighthouses.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026