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water tower N

watchmaker [ˈwɒtʃˌmeıkə] N

water power N

watchdog [ˈwɒtʃdɒg] N

watchword [ˈwɒtʃwɜːd] N

1. watchword:

watchword
暗号 ànhào

watchful [ˈwɒtʃfʊl] ADJ

watchman <watchmen [wɒ­tʃ­mən] > [ˈwɒtʃmən] N

manpower [ˈmænpaʊə] N

lawnmower [ˈlɔːnməʊə] N

swallower [ˈswɒləʊə] N

will power N

I . watch [wɒtʃ] N

1. watch:

watch
(手)表 biǎo

II . watch [wɒtʃ] VB trans

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2. watch:

watch
等待 děngdài

III . watch [wɒtʃ] VB intr

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watch [wɒtʃ]

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I . tower [ˈtaʊə] N

II . tower [ˈtaʊə] VB intr

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A circular staircase covered with iron and lined with wood provides access to the watchtower.
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To defend the fort, they also constructed a brick watchtower.
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Each of the four sides of the palace was defended by a watchtower that stood approximately 9 m.
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It included at least 60 forts and 900 watchtowers.
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The militaristic nature of its architecture has been retained with a watchtower and a pyramid of cannonballs at the centre of the theatre.
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Due to their small size, a watchtower or a beacon could house four to six on outsentry duty.
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These small structures are usually small battlements with cannon placements and watchtower.
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Unfazed, the people again started to build another church now made of strong materials, and a watchtower.
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The last work on the watchtower came in 1994, but cracks in the overall structure and in the bell remain.
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The area has two civil monuments: a castle and watchtowers.
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