Meanings
nounmoonlight tower (plural moonlight towers)
plural moonlight towers
- historicalA high tower fitted with arclights, formerly common in 19th-century cities with electricity, as a means of illuminating public spaces.
Synonyms: moon tower
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA high tower fitted with arclights, formerly common in 19th-century cities with electricity, as a means of illuminating public spaces.
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From moonlight + tower. From being a tower providing illumination akin to moonlight.
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moonlight tower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonlight%20tower
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“moonlight tower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonlight%20tower. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonlight tower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonlight%20tower.
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