| 单词 | fire tower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire tower fire tower n. (a) a tower with a beacon on top, used as a lighthouse (now historical); (b) a watchtower used to look out for outbreaks of fire. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > [noun] > object on land or sea as guide > light beacon or lighthouse fire towereOE lightc1425 firehouse1450 pharec1450 pharos1550 light tower1588 lantern1601 watchtower1601 lighthouse1606 lowlight1655 sea-light1691 obeliscolychny1694 light1791 leading light1796 cage1867 flare1883 fanal- eOE2Fyrtor [see sense A. 3a]. 1612 W. J. Blaeu Light of Navigation xix. 109 The markes to sayle into this River are these: there are two fire towres which stand on the north side of the haven. 1795 J. Malham Naval Gazetteer I. 147/2 On the point is a fire-tower or light-house; and to the westward of it a fair strand. 1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids Pref. 46 They have of late obtained the names in general of fire towers. 1835 D. Porter Constantinople & Environs II. xxiv. 62 A square wooden tower attached to this palace called the Yanguer Kiosk or fire tower..formerly kept a guard to give the alarm of fire to the public. 1956 WPA Guide to Florida (ed. 8) iii. 432 Sand roads lead to three steel and seven wooden fire towers. 1988 Archaeol. Ireland 2 11/1 The Tower of Hook, built..in the early thirteenth century as a fire tower and landmark, continues to fulfil the same function as it still serves as a base for a modern lighthouse. 2011 Toronto Star (Nexis) 6 Feb. in7 The twitchy boredom and solitude of a job as a lookout in a fire tower in the middle of nowhere. < as lemmas |
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