watchtowers

noun

plural of watchtower
as in towers

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towers
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  • Eventually, the company may build as many as a dozen Starship launch towers at the location.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • To do that, construction crews bolstered the temple’s thick granite walls with vertical cables running from the towers to its base.
    — Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Watchtowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchtowers. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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