lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
(noun) a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
observatory
(noun) a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
Source: WordNet® 3.1
observatory (plural observatories)
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.
A lookout (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area)
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*serv"a*to*ry, n.; pl. Observatories. Etym: [Cf. F. observatoire.]
1. A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies. The new observatory in Greenwich Park. Evelyn.
2. A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena.
3. A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded.
4. (Mil.)
Definition: A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
