watchtower C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈwɑːtʃˌtaʊər/ UK /ˈwɒtʃtaʊə/ See IPA manual Freq #27669 Meanings 1 noun a tower from which a lookout watches for danger, fire, escape, or approaching people A guard in the watchtower could see across the entire valley. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a tower from which a... lookout towerobservation towerguard tower Word family Forms watchtowers Related forms lookoutsentryobservation posttower Etymology A compound of watch, in the sense of keeping guard or lookout, + tower. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # watchtower **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɑːtʃˌtaʊər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɒtʃtaʊə/ **Frequency rank:** 27669 ## Meanings 1. a tower from which a lookout watches for danger, fire, escape, or approaching people ## Examples - A guard in the watchtower could see across the entire valley. ## Synonyms - lookout tower - observation tower - guard tower ## Related Forms - lookout - sentry - observation post - tower ## Etymology A compound of watch, in the sense of keeping guard or lookout, + tower. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown