| 单词 | watchtower |
| 例句 | He was looking through the watchtower telescope at something in the western sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The wooden watchtower was the tallest thing this side of the mountains, rising twenty feet above the biggest sentinels and soldier pines in the surrounding woods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Little could be seen from watchtower or wall but a blank whiteness covering everything. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Hel points to the eastern watchtower, which overlooks the dunes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She could see nothing; but then, the watchtower was high, and they could see what was still hidden from her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They’d dug in with their usual military precision - ten-foot-deep trenches and spiked earthen walls around the perimeter, a watchtower on each corner armed with ballistae. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z After work, she liked to sit in the watchtower that overlooked the lucerne fields. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z New wooden fortifications topped the old stone walls on the outskirts of town, and watchtowers had been built along the shore, but the war had not touched Oxscini’s forested lands yet. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z West of the road were flint hills, grey and rugged, with tall watchtowers on their stony summits. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was still small compared to Alcyoneus, but he slammed into the giant with such momentum, Alcyoneus toppled into an icy watchtower that collapsed on top of him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They did the work of overseeing the prisoners, while the guards stood at a distance or stayed up in the watchtowers. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z "Last week we found this haunted watchtower, and the day before we chased a herd of wild horses. You should have seen them run when they caught a scent of Nymeria." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I think of what Cain said to me that night we stood on the watchtower and looked out at the dunes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The searchlights from the watchtowers sweep the grounds with swaths of light while guards patrol on foot, guns and Tasers at the ready. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Asha could see the beacon fire burning atop the watchtower, a faint orange glow floating in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The SS were back at their posts in the watchtowers, behind their machine guns. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark, the searchlights and watchtowers are a menacing reminder that we’re locked away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The guards in the watchtowers kept their machine guns on them and surveyed them with binoculars. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z It looked just like the illustrations Annabeth had seen in military history books—with a defensive trench lined with spikes, high walls, and watchtowers armed with scorpion ballistae. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I soak in this bizarre nightmare, scanning the camp and what appears to be the only entrance gate—heavily guarded—and the watchtowers and the razor-wire fence as far as I can see. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The Augur nods to the path that leads to the eastern watchtower. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Strange to think of a Red Army sentry on a barbed-wire watchtower shivering in this very same icy wind. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Soldiers, both black and white, patrolled outside the wall, and she assumed more stood watch inside in the watchtower, which stood higher than the walls. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Good to go, thought Foaly, busy wiring the last dish on a watchtower. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The other two girls looked as uneasy as Hannah felt, out in the open, with the watchtowers spaced every hundred feet along the barbed wire fences staring down at them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Small and mean as it was, the longhall was the largest building in the village, so the lords and captains had taken it for themselves, whilst Stannis settled into the stone watchtower by the lakeshore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We reach the watchtower, and the sentries stationed there turn and walk away, as if following a silent order. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As soon as the craft had landed, Lord Asriel leapt out and ran to join King Ogunwe on the western watchtower, ignoring Mrs. Coulter entirely. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Tizerkane guards were silent silhouettes in their watchtowers, and the golden faranji returned directly to his laboratory and locked himself inside. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I never learned any prayers, so I wander away into the fields, beyond the gates and watchtowers, as far from the barracks and bodies as my atrophied muscles will carry me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then I see the watchtowers, placed evenly apart, manned with armed guards, so out of place among the fields of wildflowers around them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Afterward the king had retreated to his watchtower. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She could see the shapes of other tents and lean-tos and the fuzzy orange glow of the beacon fire burning atop the watchtower, but not the tower itself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She must get it; she gestures for me to take point, and we don’t speak as we head to the watchtower. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The hours inch by, slower than a graveyard shift on the watchtowers. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The next day the king’s scouts chanced upon an abandoned crofters’ village between two lakes—a mean and meagre place, no more than a few huts, a longhall, and a watchtower. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There are still armed guards walking around, and watchtowers, but it’s a little quieter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z As Hagen came scrambling down the watchtower steps, a wolfling’s arrow caught him in the belly and sent him plunging headfirst to the ground. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And the older girls curled their hair just so every day, and they walked giggling in their skirts through the rain and mud as soldiers with guns stood in the watchtowers. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They had gone up and down stair after stair; up to the watchtowers and the belfry of the chapel. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I make for the eastern watchtower, where I strap myself into a harness and rappel down to the dunes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Wooden watchtowers rose at each corner, manned by sentries with oversized, mounted crossbows. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The rope is thirty feet long, and this close to the base of the watchtower, the cliffs aren't as sheer. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Taking advantage of a poorly manned watchtower and an easy-to-climb wall, the Romans managed to get some soldiers inside the city. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He turned a corner and saw two ancient stone towers jutting into the sky, side by side, much taller than anything else in the neighborhood—maybe medieval watchtowers? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We get to the top of the watchtower only to find more soldiers waiting. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I think of the four soldiers I killed in the watchtower stairwell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The sound of bands and backing tracks echoed around eerily empty surroundings — pathways protected with high barbed wire fences and silent cellblocks overlooked by watchtowers. Singing to Be Heard, Behind Bars in Mexico 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Its watchtowers are crenelated and the wall itself is as thick as 12 feet in some places. My father left Bulgaria when he was 14. Nearly 7 decades later, we visit as a family. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z All along the watchtower, America’s alarms are sounding loudly. “We are starting to break down”: Why so many Americans feel traumatized 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z After a scramble up a rubble-strewn incline, we rested in a large watchtower, each sitting on a sill of one of the several windows. The Great Wall, Our Way 2013-07-26T18:00:50Z So I was pleasantly surprised when a German family of four interrupted my admittedly peaceful reverie atop the watchtower. Tunisia After the Revolution 2012-04-06T18:10:20Z With stout watchtowers, parklike ramparts, and a creaky, drafty interior, this place was a royal hub for centuries. Sweden’s Glass Country sparkles 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z One of its characters is a woman posted at a watchtower; she is haunted by earlier fire victims she was unable to save. ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead,’ a Michael Koryta Novel 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z I notice that there are still tourists up on the watchtower and they look at me with puzzlement – I don't fit the picture. My travels: Chris Alexander in Uzbekistan 2011-01-01T00:04:06Z Turrets lined a roof that was no longer there, and watchtowers poked the sky at each corner. The 52 Places Traveler: São Tomé and Príncipe, Where Nature has the Upper Hand 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z And there in the middle of it all was Deb, one young woman in her watchtower. Watching New York City Take Shape at Windows on the World 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z He then takes his father to the edge of the Sea of Galilee, where six more slicker-clad men hoist his father, wheelchair and all, to the top of an old watchtower. Last Chance: Emerging ?Young Israelis? at Lesley Heller Workspace 2010-08-11T22:45:00Z The coastline is dotted with castles, forts and watchtowers. A New, and Historic, Hike in Ireland 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Barbary corsairs built coastal watchtowers in the 17th century that still flank several harbors. In Spain, finding peace — and paella — on Mallorca 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Overlooked by a Genoese watchtower, it’s a lovely spot with just a smattering of restaurants: La Pizzeria du Rouf is right on the beachfront and beach bars. The 50 best beaches in the world 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Across the Ness, enigmatic structures jut from the shingle: barracks, armouries, listening stations, beacons, watchtowers, bunkers, and two huge blast-chambers nicknamed the pagodas. Robert Macfarlane's Untrue Island: the voices of Orford Ness 2012-07-08T18:01:01Z Black, spidery watchtowers with slanting roofs and long, black stilts for legs behind the black fencing, attached to black poles, silhouetted against powdery white across the ground. Terez?n: music from a Nazi ghetto 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z It's a watchtower, and the whole place looks like a prison camp, but no one seems to notice. New world disorder at Artes Mundi 2010-03-22T22:30:00Z I climbed the stairs of the watchtower for a glimpse of the church huddled within and a sweeping view of the hills without. Cultured Traveler: Romanian Church Murals Offer Colorful Lessons 2010-06-18T16:50:00Z From shining armor to model ships, watchtowers to war re-enactments, a full plunge into the Knights’ Malta could occupy an obsessive for months. Beneath Malta’s Beauty, a Tangled History 2013-12-06T18:20:39Z Dressed as a lifeguard, Ugo Laffolay of France balances on one hand on the spindly, ever rising arms of his watchtower, torquing his body sideways and shaping his limbs into graceful patterns. Part circus, part technology trade show, Cirque du Soleil's Mexico-themed 'Luzia' opens in L.A. 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z The jury is out on whether the “mock-gulag” extras of watchtowers and barbed wire are educational or tacky and the park has earned the nickname of Stalin’s World. 10 of the best eccentric attractions in Europe: readers’ travel tips 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z We “met” on 120th Street, on the south side of Marcus Garvey Park, another city landmark designed around a spectacular eruption of Manhattan schist — with a 47-foot-high watchtower from the 1850s poised on top. A Walk Through Harlem, New York’s Most Storied Neighborhood 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Return in the evening for unmissable views across the valley to the famous medieval watchtowers. Readers' best travel discoveries of 2018: your top tips 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z But its watchtowers also became a series of signaling stations; the Great Wall was a kind of ancient telegraph system. Review: A ‘Sonic Great Wall’ Breaks Down Musical Barriers 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Thirteen hundred years later, massive grain silos stand tall like watchtowers over the Valencia flats, fuelling one of the world’s most enduring and extraordinary rice cultures. How paella got punked – and the Valencian chefs trying to save it 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z During the Troubles, the British army used the watchtowers to keep an eye on the surrounding suburbs as well as the prison. 36 Hours in Belfast 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, in a small watchtower, Seaton found rooms "filled with decaying bodies, up to the very roof, and there was a mound of them outside … completely covering the steps". Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple – review 2013-01-26T14:00:01Z And that enormous Confederate flag wrapped around the watchtower? The most unsettling, must-read novel this year: ‘Welcome to Braggsville’ 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Before dinner, work up an appetite strolling through Serralunga d’Alba, a sleepy village where medieval streets radiate from a slender brick castle with tall watchtowers. 36 Hours in Barolo, Italy 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The hotel, several of whose rooms look onto an Israeli security watchtower, is awash in the trademark satirical work of the mysterious artist. Banksy's art in a new West Bank hotel features the world's 'worst view' 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z I imagined watching the sun burst over peaks crowned by ancient crenelated watchtowers in the morning. The Great Wall, Our Way 2013-07-26T18:00:50Z Sacco and his fixers are shot at by an invisible Israeli sniper in a watchtower. Gaza: A Cartoon History 2010-03-06T05:10:00Z The garrisons stationed here — possibly up to 100 soldiers in some watchtowers — were mainly on surveillance duty, and sentries regularly paced the wall. The Great Wall, Our Way 2013-07-26T18:00:50Z A watchtower, poking over the trees, was haunting in its deteriorating state. The Great Wall, Our Way 2013-07-26T18:00:50Z Rows of razor wire and a soaring concrete watchtower mark the tension around the olive tree-lined road between Ariel and Hares. West Bank road tragedy mars young Israeli, Palestinian lives 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z But her big sculptures that force you into corners or loom like watchtowers also point to the more sinister subtle systems of control that exist at street level. This week's new exhibitions 2011-08-26T23:05:08Z He painted plastic washing-up bowls, watchtowers, barbed wire and sleazy sunsets. Sigmar Polke ? sorry I missed you 2010-06-16T15:10:00Z “If we camp tonight, we’ll set up tents inside a watchtower that way,” he said in good English. The Great Wall, Our Way 2013-07-26T18:00:50Z Inland, the landscape is dotted with mysterious watchtowers, launch towers, strange domes and fenced compounds. 10 great walks on Britain's tiny islands 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Hamas videos showed fighters running towards a burning building near a high concrete wall with a watchtower and fighters apparently overrunning part of an Israeli military facility and shooting from behind a wall. How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z As Amazon’s first operational meteorologist, Rodriguez acts somewhat as the company’s watchtower to send the first flare if inclement weather could affect operations. Amazon wants to bring its delivery efficiency to disaster relief 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z He was on duty in the watchtower when Cavalcante scaled a wall by crab-walking up from the recreation yard, climbed over razor wire, ran across a roof and jumped to the ground. Prison guard who missed killer’s escape is fired, as hunt for fugitive focuses on botanic garden 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Authorities have further tightened security around the prison, which already has armed guards in watchtowers, by erecting barriers and blocking roads to keep people away. Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan spends night at high-security prison after court sentencing 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z They run for it, away from the Israeli watchtowers and tanks ranged along the other side. Israel-Lebanon border tension raises fears of bloody escalation 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z But technology and GPS have replaced these coastal watchtowers, and they’ve fallen into disrepair, the GSA said. $10,000 could land you that lighthouse you've always wanted 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Around the central complex of mounds and the homes of the elite was a large defensive wall, with watchtowers spaced at intervals around it. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In response, Israel said it briefly shelled a Palestinian watchtower. Brief Rocket Fire Disrupts Gaza Cease-Fire. How Long Can the Truce Last? 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z We found it near a watchtower overlooking the densely wooded valley below. Perspective | Put your phone away, and take a film camera on your next trip They were close to the Israeli army watchtower that looms over the entrance to Beit Ummar, a small Palestinian town whose inhabitants mostly rely on agriculture to make a living. Jeremy Bowen: Israel's unclear road ahead 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z During the Troubles, people crossing the border were subject to British Army security checks - and surveillance watchtowers were placed on hilltops. Good Friday Agreement: What is it? 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z A person in a watchtower a couple of feet off the bow of one canoe would stare into the water, watching and waiting for salmon to swim into the net. Reef netting is a sustainable fishing method and a link to Lummi heritage 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The Jail Cafe’s first location in Silver Lake — now home to El Cid — had a stone façade with a guard’s watchtower, complete with a guard, out front. Does this new robot-staffed chocolate emporium signal a themed restaurant comeback? 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z To Tolkien fans, that description might conjure up images of Sauron's fiery, ocular watchtower rather than the weapon used to defeat his evil forces. Right-wing rings of power: The far-right's bizarre obsession with Lord of the Rings 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z A historic castle in Gaziantep, first built as a watchtower in the second and third centuries, was heavily damaged in the quake. Powerful Quake Strikes Turkey and Syria, Killing More Than 3,800 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Cultural loss: Gaziantep Castle, which was built as a watchtower in the Roman period, was heavily damaged. Your Tuesday Briefing: A Devastating Quake 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Gaziantep Castle was built as a watchtower in the Roman period, in the second and third centuries. A castle that has stood guard over Gaziantep for nearly 2,000 years was badly damaged. 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z From the top of a wooden watchtower, it’s possible to see swathes of replanted rainforest, as well as the newly expanded BR101 highway bringing a steady stream of traffic into the region. Race to vaccinate rare wild monkeys gives hope for survival 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The mountain looms like a watchtower over the farm fields — and the sweeping solar projects right alongside them. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z But in a video released by the Russian human rights group Gulagu, the former Wagner commander recalls sneaking past those watchtowers. Andrey Medvedev: How Russian mercenary made an icy escape to Norway 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z A day after the killing, an excavator dug a mass grave just outside the main watchtower at the entrance gate, perhaps 200 meters from the road, according to the six prisoners. Ethiopian guards massacred scores of Tigrayan prisoners, witnesses say 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Nearby, Percival Landing’s waterfront boardwalk collects visitors and locals alike with wide wooden planks, a tall watchtower and artworks. Olympia: Daytrip to the state capital | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Immediately after the explosions, gunfire erupted from a prison watchtower, according to witnesses, who said that it caused some of the deaths and injuries. Mystery Surrounds Deadly Attack at a Notorious Myanmar Prison 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The “Terminator” actor and former California governor viewed the barracks, watchtowers and remains of gas chambers that endure as evidence of the German extermination of Jews and others during World War II. Schwarzenegger visits Auschwitz in message against hatred 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Escutia had just done a circuit of his watchtower and he was about to go back inside the small cabin at its centre when the smoke caught his eye. Forty metres above the forest, searching for smoke 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The Israeli airstrikes hit residential apartments as well as militant watchtowers and outposts, killing a militant leader and at least nine other people including a 5-year-old girl, according to the Gaza health ministry. Israel Hits Gaza, Prompting Rocket Barrage and Ending Relative Calm 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z During the Troubles, people crossing the border were subject to British army security checks - and surveillance watchtowers were placed on hilltops. Good Friday Agreement: What is it? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z With its high walls and watchtowers, the ancient citadel is curiously topical and symbolic. Reality of Ukraine war hidden from Fortress Russia 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z According to the museum, on April 11, 1945, as U.S. forces drew closer, Buchenwald prisoners stormed the watchtowers and overtook the guards, seizing control of the camp. Trees Dedicated to Holocaust Victims Are Destroyed at Buchenwald 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The call set off relays to three other fire watchtowers in the immediate area, to triangulate the precise location. Forty metres above the forest, searching for smoke 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z In Belfast, the Army set up watchtowers in Casement Park in the west of the city. Bloody Friday: What happened in Belfast on 21 July 1972? 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Preservationists did succeed in winning close to $8 million in city funding for the renovation of a historically important watchtower in the park, which was completed three years ago. His Gym Made a Harlem Park Special. City Officials Tore It Down. 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Survivors from his expedition described large towns of thatched houses, surrounded by strong palisades and watchtowers. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The Japanese American prisoners had spent months in the Puyallup site, living in rough-hewed barracks, with little privacy, stripped of their freedom and surrounded by armed watchtowers. A1 Revisited: The Seattle Times’ coverage of the 1942 removal of 227 Bainbridge residents left a harmful legacy 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z The network of 22 watchtowers dotting this forest in Gironde in southern France is the first line of defence against wildfires, which can begin with just a wisp of smoke on the horizon. Forty metres above the forest, searching for smoke 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The project also includes the construction of 70 watchtowers and 41 access gates for patrolling. Dominican Republic begins building border wall with Haiti 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z The SDF has been in talks with international NGOs over new security arrangements for al-Hol that would divide the camp into sections, limit movement between areas, and erect fences, checkpoints and watchtowers. Crisis looms in Syria camps, jails holding foreign nationals 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z But when we visited, the high walls, razor wire and watchtowers created an unmistakably grim atmosphere. How Belarus is helping ‘tourists’ break into the EU 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z At Sinai’s northeastern point at Rafah and along the border with Gaza, a buffer zone has been created on cleared land, monitored by dozens of Egyptian watchtowers. Egyptian military consolidates grip on northern Sinai 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z From Escutia's watchtower, on Sunday, it was possible to trace how far the fire had travelled. Forty metres above the forest, searching for smoke 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z I, like many other incarceration survivors, work hard to preserve the land and what is left of the barracks, guard watchtowers and fencing. Opinion | I survived a Japanese American internment camp. We cannot forget that history. 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z They are thought to have crawled through the space to reach the prison's outer wall, then dug a tunnel that emerged in the middle of a dirt road, just below a watchtower. Israeli troops make arrests over Palestinian prison break 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Security officials did not confirm reports in the Israeli news media that a prison guard had fallen asleep in a watchtower while the prisoners made their escape. A Hole, a Tunnel, a 32-Yard Crawl: Palestinians Still Free After Jailbreak 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z It now has over 440 forts in the north western region alone, as well as cameras, watchtowers and over 800 drones. At an Afghanistan border crossing, people face uncertainty and a long wait 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z It led to heavily-fortified security installations and watchtowers being built, many of them by the Army. PSNI review recommends Crossmaglen station closure 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The Turkish side of the mountainous border with Iran is lined by bases and watchtowers. Turkey reinforces border to block any Afghan migrant wave 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z There were also unconfirmed reports that the guard stationed in the watchtower next to the tunnel exit was asleep during the escape. Israeli troops make arrests over Palestinian prison break 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The vast complex is ringed by 25-feet-tall concrete walls painted blue, watchtowers, and humming electric wire. AP looks inside China’s largest detention center in Xinjiang 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Eleven of those killed were tourists visiting the Amer fort on the outskirts of the state capital Jaipur, after lightning struck a watchtower near the site. At least 18 people killed in lightning strikes in India 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z A majority of the deaths occurred in the western state of Rajasthan, where 11 people died after being struck by lightning near a watchtower at the 12th century Amber Fort, police said. Lightning strikes in India kill 38 people in 24 hours 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Gang members with automatic weapons openly patrol the shantytown’s streets and those of the surrounding communities, and guard entry points from rooftop watchtowers. Bouncy Castles and Grenades: Gangs Erode Maduro’s Grip on Caracas 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z With the help of German prisoners of war and local craftsmen, it was transformed into a prison with a high security fence and watchtowers. Inside Camp Ashcan: The U.S. secret prison in Luxembourg that housed leading Nazis 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z The compound, surrounded by trees and barbed-wire fencing, includes a numerous buildings and a watchtower. Trio who broke with polygamous cult buys its former compound 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Inside the torreón - or watchtower - sits the largest concave fresco in North America. National Hispanic Cultural Center marks 20th anniversary 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z A closer examination of such images sometimes revealed hulking buildings, surrounded by high walls, watchtowers and barbed-wire internal fencing — features that distinguished detention facilities from other large public compounds like schools or hospitals. Night Images Reveal Many New Detention Sites in China’s Xinjiang Region 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z At the watchtower, we gazed down into Koundinya’s long, thin valley, a perspective that resembled that of landscape paintings found in mid-range hotel rooms. Squeezing the Elephant 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Satellite images of the areas to which Myanmar proposed they return showed one large settlement ringed by walls and watchtowers and a smaller one nearby. Three years after exodus, Myanmar erases names of Rohingya villages, U.N. map makers follow suit 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Moments later, the 22-year-old Palestinian was fatally shot while another Palestinian driver was seriously wounded - both by an Israeli soldier in a nearby watchtower. Israeli soldier’s plea deal in fatal shooting faces scrutiny 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Moments later, the 22-year-old Palestinian was fatally shot while another Palestinian driver was seriously wounded — both by an Israeli soldier in a nearby watchtower. Israeli soldier’s plea deal in fatal shooting faces scrutiny 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Firefighters typically monitor such outbreaks with manned watchtowers, aircraft, ground patrols, and satellites. Self-powered wildfire detector could help prevent deadly blazes 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The BBC was given rare access to the centre, surrounded by high concrete walls, with watchtowers and armed guards dotted around the periphery, and the boys and experts within its walls. Inside the centre trying to save teenage militants 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z The house is a monument to Trotsky’s attempts to evade harm: bricked-up windows, armoured doors and three watchtowers. The psychiatrist at the centre of the opioid crisis 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z It said it resembled a prison, with barbed wire, watchtowers, cameras and a police station. Uighurs in 'forced labour for Western brands' 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z There are watchtowers with cameras pointed in all directions and barbed-wire fences atop the walls, which feature Communist Party propaganda posters extolling President Xi Jinping’s “China dream.” China compels Uighurs to work in shoe factory that supplies Nike 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z LIDAR, a laser-based remote sensing technique, revealed tens of thousands of unknown archaeological features, including possible fortifications such as flattened hilltops with watchtowers. ‘Astounding new finds’ suggest ancient empire may be hiding in plain sight 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Other alleys are blocked by the blast walls and watchtowers that attend the moneyed elite. They Fight Suicide Bombers. But Can Afghan Police Fight Crime? 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Artifacts included 12ft-high concrete sections of the Berlin Wall beside an East German watchtower and an exhibit about US presidents’ pet dogs. Washington's Newseum nears final deadline amid crisis in US journalism 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z Beijing has always denied this, despite the prevalence of high-security features, like watchtowers and razor wire, and leaked documents detailing how inmates at the so-called centres are locked up, indoctrinated and punished. Detained Uighurs free after graduating, says China 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The money will go to a fund to conserve the physical remnants of the site - the barracks, watchtowers and personal items like shoes and suitcases of those killed. Germany’s Merkel begins her first ever visit to Auschwitz 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The customs inspections ended in the mid-1990s, as part of EU integration, but the last British Army watchtower was not removed until 2006. Brexit poses a dilemma for Northern Ireland’s nationalists 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z A dedicated police station must be at the front gate, all monitored by security guards in watchtowers. 'Allow no escapes': leak exposes reality of China's vast prison camp network 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Boring Co., despite its audacious goal of remaking urban transit, also created a media sensation last year by selling flamethrowers and building an actual watchtower as part of an elaborate Monty Python joke. Surprise: Elon Musk’s Boring Co. is run by a pretty unconventional guy 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z On the edges of campuses, black-clad protesters stalked rooftops and makeshift watchtowers, keeping a wary eye out for undercover officers and potential snitches. Inside Hong Kong’s Battle-Ready Campuses 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z By 1880 the watchtowers went out of service, and they were eventually torn down, except for the one in Harlem. The Miraculous Revival of the Last Fire Watchtower (Built in 1856) 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Asked on Friday by the presiding judge what exactly he saw from his sentry’s watchtower, Dey replied: “That people were led in, into the gas chamber, then the door was locked,” news agency dpa reported. Former Nazi camp guard admits seeing people being led into gas chamber 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Until the late nineties, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, which has almost three hundred crossing points, was a frontier guarded by soldiers in watchtowers. How Brexit Will End 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z News agency dpa reported that, when asked Friday by the presiding judge what exactly he saw from the watchtower, Dey replied: “That people were led in, into the gas chamber, that the door was locked.” Ex-SS guard on trial: I saw people led into gas chamber 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, soldiers at a paratrooper base in Southern Israel recently uncovered a biblical-era watchtower. Ancient 'New York' discovered in Israel as archaeologists uncover lost Bronze Age city 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z At their peak in the early 1870s, 11 watchtowers served New York City. The Miraculous Revival of the Last Fire Watchtower (Built in 1856) 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Now students and college-hired staff work in those fields, which are dotted with tall watchtowers. Inside Southern California's biggest pumpkin patch for Halloween: $5 a head 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z China contends that its state-mandated detention camps, surrounded by high walls and watchtowers, are central to its fight against Islamist extremism. China Wants the World to Stay Silent on Muslim Camps. It’s Succeeding. 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, soldiers at a paratrooper base in Southern Israel recently uncovered a Biblical-era watchtower. Biblical shipwreck discovery? Anchor from St. Paul’s shipwreck identified, researchers claim 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z It has watchtowers and Humvees and dirt roads and a series of permanent and semipermanent prison facilities, all of them built since 2002 and surrounded by razor wire that rusts in the salt air. The Cost of Running Guantánamo Bay: $13 Million Per Prisoner 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Four years ago things were not looking good for the Harlem fire watchtower. The Miraculous Revival of the Last Fire Watchtower (Built in 1856) 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Their features included multiple walls and fences, tall watchtowers and guard buildings with access to the walls. China’s Prisons Swell After Deluge of Arrests Engulfs Muslims 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Even the repatriation center’s watchtowers are empty of soldiers. Massacred at Home, in Misery Abroad, 730,000 Rohingya Are Mired in Hopelessness 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z He erected an enormous spider web structure that hung from soaring watchtowers. From ball pits to water slides: the designer who changed children’s playgrounds for ever 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z AYODHYA, India — The barefooted pilgrims passed by watchtowers, checkpoints and walls topped with barbed wire. Under Modi, Hindus Find Hope for a Temple on Disputed Speck of Land 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z His findings made their way to the parks department, where over the years many in the agency have taken up the watchtower cause. The Miraculous Revival of the Last Fire Watchtower (Built in 1856) 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z In another project, soldiers at a paratrooper base in Southern Israel recently uncovered a Biblical-era watchtower. Ancient city gate from the time of King David discovered in Israel 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Now about 6.6 feet high, the watchtower is constructed from large stones, some weighing 8 tons. Israeli soldiers discover 3,000-year-old Biblical-era watchtower 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Like Trump, Orban is a fan of border barriers, erecting a formidable double fence topped with razor wire and bristling with sensors and watchtowers on Hungary’s southern border with Serbia. Hungary’s strongman, who echoes Trump’s rhetoric, will visit the White House 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z A converted monastery complete with pool, vineyard, orchard, vegetable garden and master suite in a converted medieval watchtower is on the market for €45m. Super rich buying up Italy's mansions under new tax regime 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z “That referenced watchtowers and guns, but this is not what the border issue was about, we were never going back there. This was about the customs union and the single market.” How the Irish backstop emerged as May's Brexit nemesis 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z From a multi-storey watchtower outside we then surveyed the area around. Can the world quench China’s bottomless thirst for milk? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Soldiers at a paratrooper base in Southern Israel have uncovered a Biblical-era watchtower. Israeli soldiers discover 3,000-year-old Biblical-era watchtower 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z The vast complex includes surviving barracks and watchtowers as well as the ruins of gas chambers and crematoria where the Nazis murdered people and burned their bodies. US vice president Pence makes his 1st visit to Auschwitz 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z During the Troubles there were heavily fortified army barracks, police stations and watchtowers along the border. Does the Irish peace accord rule out a hard border? 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Guards in the watchtowers fired three shots but the prisoner got away. Gunmen snatch prisoner from van outside French court 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Small groups of armed guards patrol the site, a tract the size of Rhode Island, on jeep rides, in watchtowers and from secure rooms. A Nuclear Site Guard Accused Colleagues of Sexual Assault. Then She Was Fired. 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z The watchtower, which dates back to the 8th century B.C., was revealed during recent excavations by Israel Defense Forces troops working under the direction of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Israeli soldiers discover 3,000-year-old Biblical-era watchtower 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z That’s the Hebrew word for “watchtower” but which has also come to mean an emotional bond between two people who are separated but hope to reunite. Texan to receive father’s wedding ring found at ex-POW Camp 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z The watchtowers of Iraq’s border guard which nominally polices the frontier disappear, and the paramilitaries are the only force. On Iraq's border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye U.S.... 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z The Israeli army will say that aircraft and a tank struck two Hamas watchtowers after a soldier was wounded by a pipe bomb. Gaza’s fatal ritual: relentless protests, steady casualties 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Later, in a statement, the Israeli army will say that aircraft and a tank struck two Hamas watchtowers after one of their soldiers was wounded by a pipe bomb. Gaza's fatal ritual: Endless protests, mounting casualties 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z “It is probable that the watchtower now uncovered is one of the towers that bore some of the beacons,” they added. Israeli soldiers discover 3,000-year-old Biblical-era watchtower 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z He points out a hill just outside Newry where there used to be a military watchtower. On the border beat in County Armagh 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Facilities seen by The Wall Street Journal on recent visits to Xinjiang and others described by former detainees are prisonlike, surrounded by high walls, watchtowers and razor wire. China Faces Off With Critics of Muslim Detentions 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Satellite imagery of all 28 facilities showed high-security features resembling prisons, with significant fencing to restrict the movement of people inside, watchtowers, and strategic barricades with only a small number of entry points. China Supersizes Internment Camps in Xinjiang Despite International Criticism 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The satellite imagery shows prison-like facilities, complete with high fencing and watchtowers. China rapidly expanding internment camps for Muslims, report says 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Military activity at the watchtower appears to have ceased activity just before the Assyrian King Sennacherib launched an expedition to Judah in 701 B.C. Israeli soldiers discover 3,000-year-old Biblical-era watchtower 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z The compound also features security checkpoints and watchtowers. From denial to pride: how China changed its language on Xinjiang's camps 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z That is in part because of an ultra-exclusive resident: Mrs. Melpignano, 71, who lives at the center of the property in a 15th-century watchtower once used to guard against the Ottomans. An Italian Hotelier Mixes Opulence and Wellness (O.K., Plus More Opulence) 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z The store will also be shaped like a medieval watchtower, so uh, look out for that. Boring Company gets approval to build a tunnel connecting a garage to a hyperloop 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z His watchtower guards rivers leading into this reserve, home to 6,000 people from eight tribes, each with its own languages and customs, and the world’s highest concentration of “non-contacted” indigenous groups. Tribes in deep water: gold, guns and the Amazon's last frontier | Dom Phillips and Gary Calton 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The watchtower is the latest fascinating archaeological discovery in Israel. Israeli soldiers discover 3,000-year-old Biblical-era watchtower 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z It released a video appearing to show militants shooting from a watchtower, then a tank shell hitting the position. 2 Hamas militants dead as Israel returns fire from Gaza 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Police, some on horseback, formed a long line between Trump and the demonstrators and snipers kept a lookout on nearby watchtowers. Trump gets in a round of golf in Scotland but finds no respite from protests 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Forty ravers have gathered on an ancient watchtower to dance as dawn breaks, while two replicas of terracotta army soldiers preside over the decks beside her. Techno titan Nina Kraviz: 'People were suspicious of a pretty woman making music' 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The East Berlin guards watched this exchange from a nearby watchtower. 'My daring grandad grabbed a bit of East Berlin' 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z A guard with a machine gun occupies a watchtower. Violence, tragedy and the murder of a cherished Panama player | Sid Lowe 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Daniel Webster once described a member of Congress as “a sentinel on the watchtower of liberty.” Opinion | The likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z He used to be able to see a border watchtower from his house near Jonesborough. In Belfast fear is growing that the hated barriers will go up again 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Danielle says she wants the community, and society, to join her family on the watchtower, guarding the next generation against opioids. Kids to grandparents, families caught up in opioid crisis 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Every morning it was part of his routine to wave to them in the watchtower. 'My daring grandad grabbed a bit of East Berlin' 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z On the Israeli side, civilians sought vantage points with binoculars and cameras, straining to see the action from kibbutz watchtowers or outcroppings of farmland. 10 Killed in Gaza as Palestinian Protesters Face Off With Israeli Soldiers 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z During their visit to Sachsenhausen, the teenagers huddled around their guide in the vast triangular courtyard of the camp, its perimeter still dotted with watchtowers. ‘Never Again’: Fighting Hate in a Changing Germany With Tours of Nazi Camps 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z This was a grim place of watchtowers and barbed wire. Sergei Skripal: does revenge for treason lie behind harm to ex-spy? 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z From a watchtower on Sime Darby’s Liberian plantation, low lines of palm can be seen trailing to the horizon, a duller green than the natural forest canopy that towers above the concession’s edge. Sime Darby's Africa ambitions stall pending new deforestation rules 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z “The political prisoners must be freed,” they chanted as people filmed them with their phones, and as guards carrying machine guns on their shoulders looked down from walls and watchtowers above. Outside Iran’s Most Notorious Prison, Calls for Loved Ones to Be Freed 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Lorton, in southern Fairfax County, Va., 19 miles south of the District, conjures up images of a prison with brick walls and watchtowers. Former prison is the site of a new development in southern Fairfax County 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z “The second brought this,” he said, gesturing toward the wall, punctuated by a black watchtower. In Bethlehem, a Mood of Hopeless Resignation Among Palestinians 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z For centuries, eastern European countries such as Estonia relied on walls, watchtowers, and fortresses to keep out invaders. Fake news and botnets: how Russia weaponised the web 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z From a watchtower on Sime Darby’s Liberian plantation, low lines of palm can be seen trailing to the horizon, a duller green than the natural forest canopy that towers above the concession’s edge. Sime Darby's Africa ambitions stall pending new deforestation rules 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Behind the creamy stone wreck runs the 8m-high concrete backdrop of the West Bank barrier, the security wall eventually planned to stretch over 700km, crowned with the barbed-wire summit of an Israeli watchtower. The haves and have-nots: four cities in crisis 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z She stopped in a Ming dynasty watchtower and admired the view. Melania Trump engages in panda diplomacy at Beijing zoo 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z We walk along the beach past a rickety watchtower before taking a path through a pine forest. 'Death Island': Britain's concentration camp in Russia 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The second new mural shows Trump wrapping his arm around an Israeli watchtower as if to kiss it, a shower of pink hearts covering the area between his arm and his mouth. Banksy weighs in on Trump's wall? A new mystery mural in Bethlehem 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z After the last round of meetings in Cairo, Hamas cleared land on its side of the border, creating a buffer zone with watchtowers, cameras and barbed-wire fences in a concession to security-conscious Egypt. Improving ties between Egypt and Hamas unsettle Palestinian politics 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Hamas deployed troops to the area and built watchtowers there in recent months. Hamas to create buffer zone with Egypt to improve ties 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z A border once demarcated by watchtowers and manned by soldiers has completely disappeared. Theresa May's Deal with the DUP Could Make a Bad Situation Worse in Northern Ireland 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Since then the border has become marvellously invisible rather than dotted with nervous, tooled-up squaddies in watchtowers, which was no way to carry on. Theresa May can’t hold a grudge – and 15 more things we’ve learned since we voted leave 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z He was remembered as a giant of epochal times that redrew Europe’s political architecture and dismantled the minefields and watchtowers of the Iron Curtain. Trump, Amazon, Philando Castile: Your Friday Evening Briefing 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The peace process dismantled the watchtowers and let the troops leave. Brexit's hard Irish border questions - BBC News 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Just before the two-hour deadline elapsed, Silva took the stairs to the top of a small watchtower, the highest point on the Astrolodge’s property. How rich hippies and developers went to war over Instagram’s favourite beach 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Government engineers are also digging ditches and erecting fortified fences, along with thermal imaging cameras atop 30-foot-high steel watchtowers to catch anyone trying to cross at night, the Reuters news agency reported. Turkey border wall helps secure city protecting Syrian refugees 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z High above us on a knoll, enclosed within a gleaming cyclone fence, stands one of the new line of watchtowers, designed by an Israeli defence firm. Life and death on the Mexican border 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z She said they are routinely paid late and their watchtowers are so decrepit that some are unusable. Life at Brazilian prison where 'the state has lost control' 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Some police appeared to be firing live rounds from a watchtower. Brazil police fire rubber bullets in fresh uprising at massacre prison 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z In an age when public buildings are supposed to be transparent and welcoming, it is opaque and brusque, a forbidding monolith that speaks more of a watchtower than a gallery of modern art. Oliver Wainwright's top 10 buildings of 2016 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z I crossed the Hungarian frontier, running past a wall of barbed wire and watchtowers into Austria. Tearing Down Tyranny in Budapest 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Beijing was a fortified city with an extensive system of inner and outer city walls, gates, watchtowers and defence that was not just mechanically advanced, but architecturally spectacular. An insider's guide to Beijing: caged birds, smog and internet satire 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The gunmen got into the building despite armed guards and watchtowers. Gun, bomb attack on American University in Kabul kills 13 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The first is the peninsula’s southernmost Mani region, where the towns are stippled by high watchtowers, the oldest dating back to the 15th century, designed as a protection against neighboring clans. Greece’s Chicest New (and Very Old) Beach Destination 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The Taliban fire, including mortar barrages, damaged the government buildings and demolished the watchtowers. Afghan Forces Struggle to Hold Firm Against Taliban in South 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z By then, the watchtowers that ringed the compound — usually empty or occupied by a single bored sentry — were manned by squads of soldiers with mounted machine guns. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z CULLAVILLE, Northern Ireland — Back during the Troubles, the border here was a treacherous place, a briar patch of watchtowers and customs posts, and rough smuggling clans and lethal Irish Republican Army cells. The Brexit wild card? Ireland. 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z The farms in Southeast Asia where they are produced are like high-security prisons with concrete walls protected by guard dogs, watchtowers, and barbed wire. Meet the World's Most Expensive Pet Fish 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z British watchtowers spiked with barbed wire loomed over the rocky hills. Unease along the open border of Northern Ireland and Ireland after the 'Brexit' vote 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Work on the 70-foot-tall stone watchtower is scheduled to begin in October. Grand Canyon watchtower benefits from preservation grant 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Israeli soldiers are stationed in a watchtower at the end of Mr Hamed's garden. Israel-Palestinians: Blame and bitterness keeping peace at bay - BBC News 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The gate is unremarkable on a border marked by towering concrete walls, cameras, watchtowers and observation balloons. Gaza fence jumpers looking for work find prison instead – but keep trying anyway 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z During World War II, civil engineers erected a watchtower overlooking Marianna because they assumed an Axis air attack on America’s East Coast would target the huge coal mine on the bank of Ten Mile Creek. Marianna, Waynesburg, struggle as coal mining fades 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Since hostilities ended with the 1998 Good Friday agreement, the watchtowers were dismantled, the abandoned border posts swallowed by weeds and dirt. Unease along the open border of Northern Ireland and Ireland after the 'Brexit' vote 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The 70-foot watchtower was built in the early 1930s by famed architect Mary Colter, who drew influence from pueblo people on the Colorado Plateau. Watchtower at Grand Canyon reopens as cultural heritage site 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z “See?” says Houng, pointing at a little watchtower atop a hill. Story of cities #39: Shenzhen – from rural village to the world's largest megalopolis 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Gaza militias allied with Hamas, such as Islamic Jihad, are also alleged to have fired mortars, and their infrastructure — including a watchtower near the Gaza fence — has been hit by Israeli counterattacks. Israel and Hamas using ‘rocket language’ again in new escalation 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Sparsely populated and largely free of light pollution, the valley lays claim to more than a dozen spiritual centers, a U.F.O. watchtower and a roadside attraction called the Colorado Gators Reptile Park. Alligator Wrestling in Colorado? A Draw for Thrill Seekers, and Critics 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z To prevent poaching, he has 24-hour armed guards, watchtowers, drones, guard dogs and transmitters in his horn. These Are Time’s 100 Most Influential Animals of 2016 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Finally, on Monday 15 December, we are given our mobile phones back, and left to run in the shadow of an armed Turkish watchtower, across a ploughed field and over the border. Into the heart of terror: behind Isis lines 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z A weather-beaten American flag, recovered from within the captain’s quarters, fluttered from a rope atop the watchtower. A Workhorse on the Hudson River, Now Retired From Fighting Fires, Chugs Toward a Second Act 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z In fact, Jeremy Bentham’s Panopticon—the circular prison in which a central watchtower would simultaneously monitor all the prisoners—became a kind of motif for the novel. “Holy smokes, this stuff is all real?”: How I get my best ideas for thrillers from the good ol’ U.S. government 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z It is surrounded by concrete walls and watchtowers, as befits a facility run by Saudi Arabia’s internal security service. Saudi Arabia and Isis: Riyadh keen to show it is tackling terror threat 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z You can see the tall blue and grey watchtowers rising above the horizon. El Chapo arrest: How authorities hope to stop another escape - BBC News 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z About half a dozen occupiers could be seen outside the facility on Monday, with some manning a watchtower and others standing around a vehicle they had used to block the road leading to the building. Locals distance themselves from Oregon refuge occupiers 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Related: Cages, watchtower and 37 graves: inside an abandoned migrant camp in Malaysia Paween said he hoped Australia would grant him asylum. Revealed: Thailand's most senior human trafficking investigator to seek political asylum in Australia 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z "We want them to leave," said Sarahat, pointing at the Israeli watchtower. Weeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence dampens Christmas spirit at famous Bethlehem hotel 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z “We want them to leave,” said Sarahat, pointing at the Israeli watchtower. Weeks of violence dampen Christmas spirit at Bethlehem hotel 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z It will also help develop waste management plans in five parks, train 50 gardeners and help with the design for the restoration of the historic fire watchtower in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. New York City’s Low-Profile Parks to Get Conservancies’ Help, and Some Cash 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z It was at this spot that British military overseers chose to build an imposing prison with limestone walls and high watchtowers for detainees regarded as too dangerous for ordinary jails. A Portrait of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Spiritual Founder of ISIS 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Here in El-Bireh and at other frequent flash points, Palestinian forces no longer try to prevent protesters from heading toward Israeli checkpoints and watchtowers. Caught Between Protesters and Israel, Palestinian Security Forces Shift Tactics 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z A few hundred yards away, Israeli troops were visible on a watchtower. Palestinians throw rocks at Israeli soldiers after funeral for slain teen 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The Lebanese Armed Forces are now using British-supplied vehicles and a string of British-built watchtowers, modelled on those used in Northern Ireland, to keep jihadist groups at bay. On Her Majesty's Service - in a new way - BBC News 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Uniformed border guards calmly peruse the travel documents of the bag-wielding shoppers and the decaying remains of a Soviet watchtower pokes above the corrugated tree line. A Ukrainian Border Town Once Fenced by Soviets Blossoms Into a Shopper’s Paradise 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Moments later, Basel al-Sabha was being escorted by guards into the prison’s interior, past the watchtowers and armed guards, to the wing where the prisoners were kept. A Portrait of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Spiritual Founder of ISIS 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Specifically, Isiah 21:6 - although the whole passage about the ‘watchman’ there is worth perusal: Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. Go Set a Watchman launch – follow it live 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Afghan officials claim a Pakistani watchtower was also hit. Afghanistan and Pakistan Trade Fire in Deadly Border Clash 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z He is standing beside an abandoned watchtower near the northern border, the one after which there’s supposed to be no talking and, worse for a man with a weakness for Winstons, no smoking. The 'Black Route' to Europe, and the story of a Syrian family who braved it At the Army 2015 forum inside Patriot Park, dozens of huge marquees showcased everything from secure fingerprinting equipment to armoured riot control vehicles and police watchtowers. Vladimir Putin opens Russian 'military Disneyland' Patriot Park 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Related: Cages, watchtower and 37 graves: inside an abandoned migrant camp in Malaysia Bangladesh is home to 32,000 registered Rohingya refugees who are sheltering in two camps in the south-eastern district of Cox’s Bazar. Bangladesh plans to move Rohingya refugees to island in the south 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Specifically, Isiah 21:6 - although the whole passage about the ‘watchman’ there is worth perusal: Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. Go Set a Watchman launch – follow it live 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Despite its name, the DMZ is one of the world’s most heavily militarised frontiers, bristling with watchtowers and landmines, and crossings through the land border are rare. Gloria Steinem and female activists cross Korean demilitarised zone 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Last month, Macedonian police said a smaller group attacked a border watchtower, briefly taking two Macedonian border guards hostage before releasing them unharmed. AP Interview: Clashes show Macedonian border is vulnerable 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z About two weeks ago, authorities said about 40 wearing UCK uniforms attacked a police watchtower in Gosince on Macedonia's northern border with Kosovo and briefly captured four Macedonian police officers. Gunmen in Macedonia had planned many attacks, leader says 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Besides the kitten and the weeping goddess, Banksy painted another mural in Gaza that shows children swinging from an Israeli military watchtower as if it were a carousel. Banksy Finds a Canvas and a New Fanbase in Gaza’s Ruins 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The recent construction of six Polish watchtowers along the Kaliningrad border drew national media attention. Where Poles and Russians Meet, Ideals and Profits Clash 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The funeral procession apparently turned violent as the mourners passed an Israeli watchtower near the town’s cemetery. Palestinian Said to Be Killed by Israeli Soldiers 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Poland is enforcing its 200km land border with Russia, with a series of high-tech watchtowers in a bid to provide Polish authorities with instant updates on activity in the region, according to local press. Poland to Build 24-Hour Surveillance Watchtowers on Russian Border 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Rental options range from castles to vans, yurts to watchtowers, and an ever-growing supply of apartments, rooms and sofas to accommodate just about anyone’s budget. The 10 Best Free Apps for Travel Junkies 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Each watchtower will be equipped with high-tech surveillance radars that are capable of detecting low-flying helicopters and approaching vehicles, as well as being able to spot a human from the range of about 20km. Saudi Arabia Constructing 600-Mile Wall To Keep Out ISIS The tomb sits between two large hills, each topped with a watchtower. China TV series runs afoul of censors for showing too much cleavage 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z An account by Ma Huan, an Arabic-language translator who accompanied Zheng He on three expeditions, said an inner wall protected the warehouses, while an outer wall with four watchtowers surrounded the entire compound. Celebrating the Legacy of a Chinese Explorer 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z “Hi, sir! Is there anybody to talk to me?” he’d shouted in his elementary English at a Marine manning a watchtower. Afghanistan's New Millionaires 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Along the border with Mexico, there would be watchtowers, camera systems, ground sensors and other high-tech gear. Boehner’s immigration inertia forces Obama to act “I was trained to shoot targets in public areas, how to jump over buildings and target watchtowers,” she said. As Power of Terror Group Declines, Once-Feared Fighters Defect 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z They built makeshift checkpoints, roadblocks and two watchtowers. In France, Dam Is the Catalyst for a Flood of Young People’s Anger 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z But unlike the concentration camps of Nazi occupied Europe, there were no barbed wire perimeter fences and no watchtowers; people were free to move between the camps. Enforced Confinement Brings Further Danger to Rohingya Muslims Fleeing Potential Genocide in Burma Turkey says it is trying, and strict new border procedures, along with reinforced patrols, barbed wire and watchtowers, are evident at all the major crossing points into Syria. Kidnapping of Abu Issa, a Syrian rebel, shows Islamic State’s reach into Turkey We talked outside the high walls of the Shanxi prison where he served his time, armed guards observing us from watchtowers. Caught in the crosshairs of China's corruption campaign 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Jumaa Ali, 49, said he had earlier watched a man they suspected was an Islamic State militant climb into a border watchtower. ISIS Revenue Sources Remain Crucial Target, U.S. Says 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Like an octagonal cast-iron skeleton, the watchtower still rises over Harlem rooftops from a landscaped plateau called the Acropolis. A Promise to Restore a Watchtower in Harlem, but No Plan 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z On many hills, the British army built watchtowers that once dominated the landscape, and working as a soldier in this spectacular scenery was a dangerous job for many years. Bandit country 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Though the watchtowers still stood at the old border between two Germanys, the border was gone. Sale of the century: the privatisation scam 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z A military source speaking to The Times on condition of anonymity said Rafiqullah was usually stationed in a watchtower at the military training academy, but details of the shooting remained unclear. Afghan soldier who killed U.S. general is identified 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Sunni residents say troops who have set up checkpoints and watchtowers have completely alienated residents, including a group of 50 tribesmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades, roadside bombs and even anti-aircraft machineguns. Tunneling through triangle of death, Islamic State aims at Baghdad from south 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z “I am afraid that once the watchtower is dismantled, there will be no urgency to restore it,” Ms. Dickens said in an Aug. 19 letter to the parks commissioner. A Promise to Restore a Watchtower in Harlem, but No Plan 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Surrounding the area are no-man’s lands, high fences built by Israel and topped with machine guns, and watchtowers. Hamas tunnels stoke anxiety, bolstering Israelis’ support of war They are seen surprising an Israeli sentry, opening fire and storming the watchtower compound to surround a fallen soldier. 21 Palestinians killed as Israel pounds Gaza on Wednesday 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Conflicting reports have placed Rafiqullah either at the watchtower or hiding in a bathroom at the time of the shooting. Afghan soldier who killed U.S. general is identified 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Then the camera focuses on Iraqi security forces in watchtowers. Islamic State video wages psychological war on Iraqi soldiers 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Manhattan is about to lose its last antebellum watchtower. A Promise to Restore a Watchtower in Harlem, but No Plan 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z An Israeli military spokesman said Tuesday that between four and eight gunmen had burst from the tunnel near a military watchtower near the border and killed five soldiers in an adjacent building with antitank missiles. Israel Destroys Home of a Top Political Leader for Hamas 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z In a bid to boost Palestinian spirits and demoralize Israel, Hamas TV aired footage it said showed the group's fighters using a tunnel to reach an Israeli army watchtower on Monday. 21 Palestinians killed as Israel pounds Gaza on Wednesday 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Guantanamo Bay is tranquil and picturesque on the Cuban side of the watchtowers. Guantanamo Bay a thorn in Cuba's side 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z From a Kurdish watchtower – reached via a metal ladder – a few civilian vehicles were visible in the far distance. Kurds on Iraq's new faultline feel destiny beckoning 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z “Without the watchtower, the Acropolis will become more isolated from the rest of the park and a haven for more criminal activities.” A Promise to Restore a Watchtower in Harlem, but No Plan 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z One small gesture, and the Israeli military in the watchtower above and the Palestinian people below were all at his mercy. The Pope's Disarming Power of Prayer 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Behind tinted glass in looming watchtowers, sharpshooters keep a watch on the grounds below. Teen convicted in 2010 slaying crafts new dreams 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z “This allows us to go in and look at whether that is true. What could one see from a watchtower? Could you see the chimneys of the crematoria? Could you see smoke?” Chasing Death Camp Guards With New Tools 2014-05-06T01:20:27Z Above the tomb a ruined watchtower rises towards the blue of the sky. Rome's international community of the dead 2014-04-22T00:14:42Z “The watchtower is an organic and visible part of Harlem,” Councilwoman Inez E. Dickens said last month, “but more than that, it is an irreplaceable New York City icon.” A Promise to Restore a Watchtower in Harlem, but No Plan 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Semiabstract depictions of wooden watchtowers, traditional German hunting perches, take on inescapable associations with death camp architecture. Art Review: A Sigmar Polke Retrospective Opens at MoMA 2014-04-17T22:46:12Z "The barbed wire, the watchtowers, the lice, the hungers and the beatings were consigned to the realm of nightmares and memories." Holocaust Survivor Ensured Its Horrors Were Told 2013-11-11T00:40:10Z An official US report into the incident released last month described how Taliban fighters dressed in American uniforms walked past an unmanned watchtower onto the airfield and opened fire with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Hammond denies British 'screwed up' 2013-10-09T19:05:39Z On the night of the attack, the Tongans left unmanned the nearest watchtower to the point of the Taliban breach, according to an investigation by the U.S. Two Marine generals fired for security lapses in Afghanistan 2013-09-30T21:20:14Z Most of the prison has since been demolished, but a watchtower, an H-Block cell and prison hospital where Bobby Sands starved to death have been preserved as listed buildings. Board seeks 'clarification' on Maze 2013-08-16T16:49:08Z One watchtower is painted on garishly cheery floral fabric; another is done on Bubble Wrap. Art Review: A Sigmar Polke Retrospective Opens at MoMA 2014-04-17T22:46:12Z With its wall, fences and watchtowers, Gaza is not a place for the claustrophobic. From little Gaza to chunky Australia 2013-08-10T23:00:55Z He ran on to the barbed wire perimeter fence as bullets fired from the watchtowers whistled past. Treblinka survivor recalls suffering and resistance 2013-08-04T23:50:26Z The prison's watchtowers are strangely reminiscent of a World War II movie There is little doubt that some of his business practices in the 1990s had been questionable. Khodorkovsky's mother: 'Contempt' for Kremlin 2013-07-02T01:04:20Z I reached a medium-height building, with an enclosed courtyard and watchtowers. How I gave the Taliban the slip 2013-06-27T23:30:35Z The U.N.'s international staff spent the night at the airport, which is ringed by blast walls and watchtowers and serves as the peacekeepers' main base. Somali Islamists threaten more carnage after attack on U.N. base 2013-06-20T10:39:33Z With dark, wooden watchtowers looming outside the windows, the fragility of the children’s drawings rendered on the wall by Ms. Rovner slows visitors down and draws them close. New Exhibit at Auschwitz-Birkenau Honors Children of the Holocaust 2013-06-13T16:53:30Z As ugly as it is unnecessary, it looks like the kind of thing you throw yourself against in a stalag before being machine-gunned from a watchtower. Bilderberg 2013: welcome to 1984 2013-06-05T13:23:27Z Giant spotlights can be seen on top of some of the buildings, and all around the perimeter stand wooden watchtowers strangely reminiscent of a World War II movie. Khodorkovsky's mother: 'Contempt' for Kremlin 2013-07-02T01:04:20Z Mobile watchtowers with surveillance cameras will be also be used. After Shootings, City Police Add Patrols 2013-06-04T02:25:57Z He was standing underneath the red brick watchtower over the main entrance to Birkenau, the largest of more than 40 camps that made up the Auschwitz complex. Muslim leaders learn about Holocaust 2013-05-24T00:22:47Z Several watchtowers at Bastion were manned at the time, but the Tongan soldiers in those posts could not observe the area around the empty tower, the officials said. Reduced security blamed for Taliban attack 2013-04-21T02:37:38Z In Tripoli in early 2010, I was driven through farmland past watchtowers to an airy villa outside the Libyan capital, to meet the country’s second most powerful man: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. After Cameron's Libya Visit, Will the Lockerbie Case Be Re-Opened? 2013-02-01T23:20:26Z This appears to include the Egyptian border police, whose lonely watchtowers appear every few kilometers along the fence. Israeli women soldiers have "right stuff" for border watch 2013-01-11T11:45:47Z The base is situated in the middle of the desert, providing its manned watchtowers with excellent visibility. Inside Camp Bastion 2012-09-24T13:51:55Z Wedging themselves into a tunnel almost 10 feet below ground, 131 prisoners slid one by one along 23 feet to emerge at the base of the north watchtower. 131 Prisoners Tunnel Out of Mexico Jail 2012-09-19T02:24:36Z There are numerous tall watchtowers on the perimeter, which allow sentries to scan the horizon for potential attackers. Reduced security blamed for Taliban attack 2013-04-21T02:37:38Z A young border guard scans the horizon from a mint-green watchtower. Cuba's role in the war on drugs 2012-09-08T06:41:24Z Under Mao, authorities in the impoverished Shanxi province lacked the resources to destroy Pingyao's formidable fortifications, which are 26 to 40 feet thick and topped with 72 watchtowers. Ancient Village Rises in Shanghai 2012-06-29T14:40:07Z Some members are opposed to a move which would see the show being staged in the shadow of old prison watchtowers. Vote over Balmoral Show's future 2012-06-12T05:11:39Z At a watchtower blind spot they used improvised bellows to inflate a raft fashioned from rubber raincoats. Alcatraz escape remains a mystery 2012-06-12T02:42:46Z Jordan's capital Amman: Recent constitutional changes We walked past a soldier in a watchtower on a corner of the court building and approached the front entrance which is manned by soldiers at a checkpoint. Can Abu Qatada get a fair trial in Jordan? 2012-05-28T18:46:09Z Saudi authorities, concerned instability may spill into the world’s biggest oil exporter, are stepping up security, building a chain of border watchtowers and installing nighttime scanners at hilltop bases. Saudi Border Guards Chase Smugglers as Yemen Unrest Spurs Exodus 2011-12-20T08:56:57Z In prisons of the future, watchtowers and barbed wire may be just a formality. South Korea Rolls Out Robotic Prison Guards 2011-11-28T04:35:12Z At any rate, the customary bulwarks or watchtowers rose at the three corners of the fortification, and there was the usual moat and drawbridge. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z Men, horses and cattle roam beaches here covered by pine and olive trees planted in the 19th century and dotted with medieval watchtowers. Alberese Journal: Italian Cowboys Refuse to Ride Off Into History 2011-07-05T01:35:10Z The farther, however, the more dangerous, for Mohylna is the last Christian watchtower; the warrior there takes holy communion daily, so as to be ready for death at all hours. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z ISTANBUL—Hundreds of Syrian refugees staying in the lee of the Turkish border began to cross over Thursday, after Syrian troops occupied a nearby village and took over a watchtower overlooking the refugees' makeshift camps. Hundreds More Syrians Flee to Turkey 2011-06-23T11:31:15Z At either end of the stockade a watchtower of oak became visible and in each a sleepy sentinel yawned and sniffed the welcome smell of frying venison below him. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z The aroma of the chocolate swirled up into the watchtower above, and in the moonlight its dusky perfume sent Hipolito's thoughts soaring. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z These clattering exchanges, one fusillade prompting another, suggest that the anti-Qaddafi underground may be profiting from the confusion caused by the bombing to attack checkpoints and watchtowers guarding key intersections and buildings. At War: History Repeats for a Correspondent in Tripoli 2011-06-03T17:46:25Z "There is a first checkpoint, then a second checkpoint, and even if those fail, there are watchtowers, with snipers inside," he says. Details Emerge of Deadly Raid on Pakistani Base 2011-05-23T22:10:00Z Lightning strikes the watchtower on Petrin hill in Prague, Czech Republic, early in the morning. Day in pictures 2011-05-20T13:13:29Z My harem," he began, "reaches from this watchtower to the Cape, and away round the globe: Solomon is but a yellow straw-widower compared with me. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Two splendid watchtowers were found on the west cliff of Rock Canyon. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2011-04-24T02:00:07.467Z Reuters reporters said the area was surrounded by a wall and guarded by watchtowers and soldiers. Libya says army may halt fighting in Misrata 2011-04-23T03:33:40Z Reuters reporters said cars were parked on the empty land but the area was surrounded by a wall and guarded by watchtowers and soldiers, suggesting it was not simply wasteland. NATO hits near Gaddafi compound, Libya says three dead 2011-04-23T02:12:33Z Shouwang, which means “watchtower,” was formed in Beijing's Haidian district, home to some of the country's top universities and tech companies. Beijing Cracks Down on 'House Churches' 2011-04-19T00:45:29Z On the watchtower of the castle, the black flag had likewise been hoisted. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z The watchtowers and sea walls all over the coast reinforce the look of Japan as a fortress in the sea. Japan Has Attracted the Sympathy of the World 2011-03-20T14:00:00Z Residents reported heavy machine gun fire from Israeli watchtowers in the northwest corner of the coastal enclave. Abbas Casts Doubt on Palestinian Elections 2011-02-17T17:57:09Z At intervals watchtowers were constructed, from which huge boulders could be hurled down upon the advancing foe. Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z After this was done, I was compelled to consent to a plan long cherished by Fritz, who wished to construct a watchtower and mount a gun on Shark Island. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z The border agents point to a three-story house built like a watchtower on the Mexican shore. Mexican pirates attack Texas fishermen on Falcon Lake, which straddles border 2010-05-30T04:00:00Z A rocket-propelled grenade struck a watchtower where he was standing guard in Baghdad. 2010-05-20T04:00:00Z Walking arm in arm, the newlyweds promenaded past stone bridges, fortresses and watchtowers, all rebuilt to look like an ancient village of the Qiang ethnic minority. China?s Arranged Remarriages 2010-05-08T12:45:00Z His thinking built upon Jeremy Bentham's architectural vision of a watchtower from which inmates of every prison cell were never sure when they were being observed. In defence of anonymity online | Mariam Cook 2010-03-17T11:30:00Z She looked to her right, where as the wall rose higher she could see the little watchtower of the prison guard. Manslaughter Prairie dogs barked from their tiny craters; gophers chirruped or turned themselves into peg-like watchtowers to observe the striding stranger. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country The sentinel on the watchtower is relieved from duty, but another takes his place, and the vigil is unbroken. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 That would be his watchtower from that day forward until he had his hand on this defiant rascal who had time, in his security, to stop and write a note. The Duke Of Chimney Butte If you stopped, you could have fun climbing around the ruins of old walls and watchtowers on the hills looking out to sea. Getting to know Spain And Duncan Polite from his watchtower on the hilltop witnessed his meeting with the minister and prayed that the young servant of his Master might be speaking to Coonie of things eternal. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro He felt himself the lord of a great maritime province, which, from his high watchtower, he seemed to hold in undisputed sovereignty. The Black Buccaneer The night waxed and waned, and the moon had climbed to her watchtower in the heaven, when, in the flush of early morning, Hermes reached the banks of the great Alpheian stream. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Stand oftentimes on the watchtower to catch the first streak of that coming brightness, the first murmur of these chariot wheels. The Faithful Promiser He could look out from his watchtower no longer, and lay down with his face between his hands on the turf, and groaned as he lay. Tom Brown at Oxford A few trembling lights gleamed through the dark from the distant watchtowers of Drogheda. The Huguenots in France Then moving rapidly along the tunnel they reached the steps which led to the watchtower, where Renwick snuffed the candle; and they climbed, emerging at last among the ruins with their precious rope. The Secret Witness From such a fate the watchtower of Usella had been saved by several accidents. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 A monster crawfish, big as a chicken lobster, crawled out of the top of his dried mud chimney and perched himself there, an armored sentinel on the watchtower. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights A small watchtower is kept manned even now, but it's a hungry land, and one which would drain even a baron's funds. Millennium He left the Peace Stead and went to his watchtower Hlidskjalf. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths He was now above the level of the crag and made out among the twisted mass of stone the vestiges of what had once been a chapel, and a watchtower. The Secret Witness From two to three miles from the Valley House is the top of Raven Hill, seemingly a watchtower on the outskirts of the citadel of the Adirondacs. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy More than one hill of Eastern Provence has borne their tall watchtowers, more than one village owed them allegiance, and a large town in the hills was their capital and bore their name. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 You can find the turret, with the remains of the stairs which led up to the watchtower, and the kitchen, and the hall, and the armory, and the stables. Rollo on the Rhine Titus himself mounted a watchtower in Antonia, in order that he might see and reward each act of bravery. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem He lay behind a pile of rocks which had fallen from the walls of the watchtower, recovering his breath again, and the strength of his fingers, every bone of which was crying out in protest. The Secret Witness Though I would gladly have thrown myself on the ground to rest, I continued looking out from my watchtower. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures The watchtower bastion of San Carlos overlooked the northern marshland and the harbor; its armament was likewise small. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America From the watchtower four or five fires could be seen blazing in the distance, showing that the lookouts had everywhere been vigilant, and that the news had already been carried far and wide. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS Sometimes a firm mind, that has all it needs within itself, is a watchtower to which we may flee, and from which look down calmly upon our own losses and misfortunes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 Do you take the first drink, Jock Samlen, and then go up to the watchtower. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Meanwhile Zeus from the watchtower of the world held up the scales of fate, and the balance of Athens was wavering to its fall. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series When within a mile of the town, they must have been sighted by the Dervish sentries on a lofty watchtower. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman On her elevated watchtower stood the adventurous traveller, till the clouds, passing away, opened up to her wondering gaze the glorious view—glorious, yet terrible! The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands Through the smoke of his pipe he deliberately surveyed Stutter Brown, perched motionless at the edge of his watchtower, a Winchester silhouetted black against the stone. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West Between them were stone watchtowers, used as sentry boxes; while at every fourth mile there was a stone fort, covering several acres and occupied by a large body of troops. The Leading Facts of English History Drogo paces the battlements of the watchtower with excited steps--the royal banner will soon be seen surmount ing that ridge above the castle. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Just then the Trojan monarch was seated on one of the watchtowers of the walls, looking down on the plain where the great hosts were assembled. The Story of Troy The Mezbele serves the inhabitants for a watchtower, and in the sultry evenings for a place of concourse, because there is a current of air on the height. On The Art of Reading It might have been a watchtower from the extent of its view, which swept the lake up to the Indian village. Bluebell A Novel Ascending the hill, they directed their steps towards the highest point, where an old watchtower had once been reared, composed of timber, and overlooking the forest. Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune Alfred and Guthlac, on a watchtower above, gazed on the plain stretched before them. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune The trees of the grove were two hundred yards from the house, maybe, and among them loomed high and black the watchtower I had seen from the sea. Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln Its summit of tower, watchtower and battlement, glimmers faintly in the moonlight. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 The path led to one of those watchtowers which the Spaniards keep on the coast to give timely notice of the approach of privateers. The Pirates Own Book The villages are usually provided with small watchtowers, built of stone or brick, in which a few men may sleep as sentinels to give notice of the approach of robbers, and to fire on them. Forty Years in South China The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D. A compound word is one that is composed of two or more simple words; as, watchman, watchhouse, watchtower, nevertheless. The Grammar of English Grammars Near Schloss Tyrol's dismantled frame I see the ancient watchtower stand, Whence Caesar's guards with smoke or flame Flashed signals into Switzerland. Poems The next morning, the fort had become a small town with a watchtower at its center. O+F Every thing favoured the treacherous project of the Armenian captain, who, on his solitary watchtower, received due intimation of the approach of the crusaders. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 Two days later the flier rested upon the top of the watchtower, ready to depart. Warlord of Mars If the rim of the plateau was indeed the highest point, then why should this mighty tree not prove to be a watchtower which commanded the whole country? The Lost World In two streets, converging at right angles towards my watchtower, I distinguish three different processions. Sights from a Steeple (From "Twice Told Tales") A lonely bark of a fisherman was lying in this stream, and not far off, on a sandy point, were the ruins of an ancient watchtower. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post. The World English Bible (WEB): Isaiah It leads to the watchtower upon the south wall. Warlord of Mars It may be that this was a watchtower of that ancient people whose homes we have found in ruins. Canyons of the Colorado At the right, close to the wharves, below the wooded heights, there loomed out a quaint and curious gateway flanked by two watchtowers, grim reminders of the Honfleur of the great days. In and out of Three Normady Inns I woo thee from the watchtower high, Where thou dost sit to guide the bark ��Of lonely mariner. The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas Signs of tent foundations and of buildings appear in impossible places; and the heights bear two Burj or "watchtowers," one visible afar, and dominating from its mamelon the whole land. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 The lovers hastened to, and took shelter under a cliff of rocks, at Black Hawk's watchtower. Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk It is not unreasonable to suppose that this orange mound was used as a watchtower. Canyons of the Colorado Two men were sent up into the watchtower, and about eleven o'clock one of them, Thomas Knowlton, was shot through the head. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II We walked quite a distance, saw the watchtower, then deer and a wild boar, but we had to turn back soon because we saw tiger footprints. Free from School A pigeon had been despatched by Boisot in the morning informing the citizens of his exact position, and at nightfall the burgomaster and a number of citizens gathered at the watchtower. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic On the summit of the highest peak our guides pointed out remains of another fort similar to the old Turkish watchtowers at Aden. First Footsteps in East Africa Meanwhile, Edwin led Lord Andrew with his followers, and the Fraser men, round by the western side to mount the watchtower rock, and seize the few soldiers who kept the beacon. The Scottish Chiefs The windows were numberless, but very small; the roof had some nondescript kind of projections, called bartizans, and displayed at each frequent angle a small turret, rather resembling a pepper-box than a Gothic watchtower. Waverley With great astonishment Jenny gazed at our watchtower, with its guardhouse, the fierce-looking guns, and the waving flag upon the heights. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 There rises a watchtower beheld of men afar. Ulysses She desired the mind's bird's-eye view—a height, a watchtower and a little solitude. The Garden of Allah Clergymen's duty Clergymen, occupying the watchtowers of the world, should uplift the standard of Truth. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures Here had stood the first fort of 1620, and here the watchtower of 1642, from the top of which the warder espied the lurking savage, or hailed the expected ship from England. Their Pilgrimage On walls one hundred feet square were four bastions and a watchtower; evidence of the perennial need of alertness and strength in the Indian country. The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars She knew the house, and in her heyday of youth and levity had often smuggled herself in and out by the subterranean passage which connected the solitary watchtower with the vaults of the Ch�teau. The Golden Dog On the fifteenth of August the defenders of the castle saw from their watchtowers the mighty host of their countrymen. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 A hundred and fifty ships of the line could be counted at once from the watchtower of Saint Catharine's. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 That he had gained nothing for the world was pretty evident to the minister the following Sunday—from the lofty watchtower of the pulpit where he sat throned, while the first psalm was being sung. Sir Gibbie Whereupon Koskomenos swept away to his watchtower above the minnow pool, and the hawk set his wings toward the outlet, where a brood of young sheldrakes were taking their first lessons in the open water. Secret of the Woods |
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