watchtowern.

Brit.

/ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈwɑtʃˌtaʊər/,

/ˈwɔtʃˌtaʊər/

Etymology: watch n.

a. A tower or station from which observation is kept of the approach of danger; a look-out station.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [noun] > look-out place

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watch-stand1610

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mount1612

belfry1631

lookout1662

mirador1672

lookout tower1748

toot1770

watch point1893

observation post1909

lookout station1928

1544 in Rymer Fœdera (1713) XV. 52 Huberdyn was Slaine with a halfe Haache out of the Wache Tour, as he and his Men went to vue the same.

1578–9 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. III. 81 The wache toure upoun Trailtrow,..mon be mendit of the litill diffaceing the Englische army maid of it.

1616 G. Chapman tr. Musaeus Divine Poem C 4 A Tower, that Sestian Hero once did make Her Watch-Tower.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. i. 13 West from Rio de la Gartos, there is a Look-out or Watch-tower, called Selam.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. v. 76 To the left..was seen a ruined watch-tower, standing on a point of rock, near the sea.

1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain i. xiii. 34 Upon the watch-tower's airy round No warder stood his horn to sound.

1829 W. Irving Chron. Conq. Granada (1850) 21 Every peak had its atalaya or watchtower, ready to make its fire by night or to send up its column of smoke by day, a signal of invasion.

1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece X. ii. lxxvii. 197 The besieged, detecting from their watch-towers the negligence of the guards, chose a favorable opportunity and made a vigorous sally.

1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 361 This place..was the watch-tower that commanded the passes of the Scardus.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. (1634) iii. xxii. 458 We must needs come to that lesser people, which Paul in another place said to have been foreknowne to God: not in such sort as these men imagine, to foreknow out of an idle watch-toure the things that hee worketh not: but [etc.].

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lix. 10) David mounted up intoo the watch tower of fayth, from whence he loketh downe without feare.

1638 F. Rous Heavenly Acad. ix. 154 Then stand on thy Watch-Tower, and heare what hee teacheth thee.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 46 The true philosopher..considers himself as placed upon some watch tower, there to sit a careful spectator of the earth.

1821 P. B. Shelley Adonais xiv. 11 Morning sought Her eastern watchtower.

1912 E. Russell Maitland of Lethington iii. 72 Knox clung to St. Giles; he could have no better watch-tower.

c. transferred. (See quot. 1864-5)

ΚΠ

1864–5 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands (1868) vi. 113 To enable the spider to see objects in its front a sort of little turret rises from the cephalothorax and on its summit are placed the eyes. Naturalists familiarly call this projection the ‘watch-tower’.

†2. A pharos or lighthouse. Obsolete.

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

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lantern1601

watchtower1601

lighthouse1606

lowlight1655

sea-light1691

obeliscolychny1694

light1791

leading light1796

cage1867

flare1883

fanal-

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvi. xii. 578 The use of this watch-tower, is to shew light as a lanthorne, and give direction in the night season to ships, for to enter the haven, and where they shall avoid barrs and shelves.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 324 For the commodity of Saylers the..King builded a watch-towre of white Marble.

1757 W. Wilkie Epigoniad vi. 186 As when a watch tower's light, Seen thro' the gloom of some tempestuous night, Glads the wet mariner.

1804 W. L. Bowles Spir. Discov. ii. 233 Strangers..whose bark Has foundered nigh, where the red watch-tower glares Through darkness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	watchtower
释义	watchtowern. Brit. /ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊə/, U.S. /ˈwɑtʃˌtaʊər/, /ˈwɔtʃˌtaʊər/ Etymology: watch n. 1. a. A tower or station from which observation is kept of the approach of danger; a look-out station. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [noun] > look-out place garret1340 tooting-towera1382 watch-house1482 watchtower1544 watch-stand1610 beacon1611 mount1612 belfry1631 lookout1662 mirador1672 lookout tower1748 toot1770 watch point1893 observation post1909 lookout station1928 1544 in Rymer Fœdera (1713) XV. 52 Huberdyn was Slaine with a halfe Haache out of the Wache Tour, as he and his Men went to vue the same. 1578–9 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. III. 81 The wache toure upoun Trailtrow,..mon be mendit of the litill diffaceing the Englische army maid of it. 1616 G. Chapman tr. Musaeus Divine Poem C 4 A Tower, that Sestian Hero once did make Her Watch-Tower. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. i. 13 West from Rio de la Gartos, there is a Look-out or Watch-tower, called Selam. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. v. 76 To the left..was seen a ruined watch-tower, standing on a point of rock, near the sea. 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain i. xiii. 34 Upon the watch-tower's airy round No warder stood his horn to sound. 1829 W. Irving Chron. Conq. Granada (1850) 21 Every peak had its atalaya or watchtower, ready to make its fire by night or to send up its column of smoke by day, a signal of invasion. 1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece X. ii. lxxvii. 197 The besieged, detecting from their watch-towers the negligence of the guards, chose a favorable opportunity and made a vigorous sally. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 361 This place..was the watch-tower that commanded the passes of the Scardus. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. (1634) iii. xxii. 458 We must needs come to that lesser people, which Paul in another place said to have been foreknowne to God: not in such sort as these men imagine, to foreknow out of an idle watch-toure the things that hee worketh not: but [etc.]. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lix. 10) David mounted up intoo the watch tower of fayth, from whence he loketh downe without feare. 1638 F. Rous Heavenly Acad. ix. 154 Then stand on thy Watch-Tower, and heare what hee teacheth thee. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 46 The true philosopher..considers himself as placed upon some watch tower, there to sit a careful spectator of the earth. 1821 P. B. Shelley Adonais xiv. 11 Morning sought Her eastern watchtower. 1912 E. Russell Maitland of Lethington iii. 72 Knox clung to St. Giles; he could have no better watch-tower. c. transferred. (See quot. 1864-5) ΚΠ 1864–5 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands (1868) vi. 113 To enable the spider to see objects in its front a sort of little turret rises from the cephalothorax and on its summit are placed the eyes. Naturalists familiarly call this projection the ‘watch-tower’. †2. A pharos or lighthouse. Obsolete. 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- 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvi. xii. 578 The use of this watch-tower, is to shew light as a lanthorne, and give direction in the night season to ships, for to enter the haven, and where they shall avoid barrs and shelves. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 324 For the commodity of Saylers the..King builded a watch-towre of white Marble. 1757 W. Wilkie Epigoniad vi. 186 As when a watch tower's light, Seen thro' the gloom of some tempestuous night, Glads the wet mariner. 1804 W. L. Bowles Spir. Discov. ii. 233 Strangers..whose bark Has foundered nigh, where the red watch-tower glares Through darkness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1544
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