guard tower
Elevated sentry post
A guard tower is an elevated structure providing surveillance and security, typically at the perimeter of prisons, military bases, or borders.
The height gives guards a commanding view of the surrounding area and a defensive advantage.
Searchlights swept from the guard towers along the fence line.
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- prison yardInmates' outdoor recreation area
- sentryGuard on duty
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
barbed wire · razor wire · perimeter · no man's land · surveillance · lookout · keep watch · night watch · patrol · searchlight · concrete · armed · sniper · fortress · checkpoint · border patrol · fence · escape
- Cold War SitesBerlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Iron Curtain, Brandenburg Gate, Kremlin
- guard dutysentry, sentry duty, watchtowers, checkpoints, sentinels
- guard postssentry box, sentry post, checkpoint, guardhouse, security booth
- military facilitiesmilitary base, command center, army base, air force base, headquarters
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
guard towerbunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
underground shelter · foxhole · dugout · basement · cellar
guard towerhiding place
Concealed refuge location
safe house · blind spot · concealment · secret passage · escape tunnel
guard toweropen field
Unenclosed outdoor space
public square · sanctuary · refuge · escape route · wilderness
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