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Watchfire
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
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A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| night watchnoun | A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night. |
| watch towernoun | Alternative form of watchtower. [An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.] |
| watchtowernoun | An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc. |
| watchpostnoun | A watchtower |
| watchnoun | A portable or wearable timepiece. |
| watch-towernoun | Alternative form of watchtower. [An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.] |
| first watchnoun | Aboard a ship, a watch from 8 p.m. to midnight. |
| fire towernoun | A watchtower for the purpose of looking for fires in a forest. |
| watchman's detectornoun | (historical) An apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his rounds. |
| fire lookout towernoun | A lookout tower to search for fires in a forest. |
| nightworknoun | Work which is carried out at night. |
| sentrynoun | A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base. |
| nightlightnoun | a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight |
| worknightnoun | A night during which work is done. |
| watchman's clocknoun | A watchman's detector in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained within a single clock. |
| lookout towernoun | Synonym of watchtower. |
| watchboxnoun | A sentry hut. |
| watch housenoun | Alternative spelling of watchhouse. [A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.] |
| observatorynoun | A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena. |
| observation postnoun | a lookout or vantage point |
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