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A watchtower is a type of fortification.

Watchtower or Watch Tower may also refer to:

Buildings and structures

• Fire lookout tower, a tower usually located at a high vantage point to see any trace of fire and call for fire suppression
• Observation tower, a stand-alone structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision
• Watchtower (agricultural), a hut used in the ancient Middle East for watching over farmland and storing harvested produce

Places

• The Watchtower (Alberta), a mountain summit in the Canadian Rockies
• The Watchtower (Antarctica), a rock mass on the southeast extremity of James Ross Island, Antarctica
• Watch Tower (mountain), a mountain in the Wind River Range, Wyoming, U.S.
• Watchtower, New York, a census-designated place, United States

Arts, entertainment and media

• Watchtower (2001 film)
• Justice League Watchtower, the name of various headquarters of the fictional superhero team "Justice League"
• Watchtower, the codename of the character Chloe Sullivan in the TV series Smallville

Literature

• The Watchtower, a magazine published by Jehovah's Witnesses

Novels

• Watchtower (novel), a 1979 novel in the Chronicles of Tornor series
• The Watch Tower, a 1966 novel by Elizabeth Harrower

Music

• Watchtower (band), an American progressive metal band

Songs

• "Watchtower" (song), a 2012 song by Devlin
• "Watchtower", a 1989 song by The Psychedelic Furs
• "Watchtower", a 1997 song by Echo & the Bunnymen on "Nothing Lasts Forever"
• "The Watchtower", a 2003 song by Cult of Luna on The Beyond
• "Watchtower", a 2007 song by Abigail Williams on Legend
• "Watchtower", a 2022 song by The Devil Wears Prada on Color Decay

Magic and religion

• Watchtower (magic), a type of guardian spirit
• The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, a publishing company of Jehovah's Witnesses
• Watchtower movement, a religious and political movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Other uses

• Guadalcanal campaign, codenamed Operation Watchtower, a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943

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