observation tower

noun

a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision

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Meanings

nounobservation tower (plural observation towers)

plural observation towers

  1. a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

Similar
lookoutlookout stationobservatory
Broader
structureconstruction
Also see
lookoutobservatory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “observation tower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/observation%20tower.

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