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Martello tower

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Mar·tel·lo tower  (mär-tl)
n.
A short, circular tower, usually made of stone and located near a shoreline as a defensive fortification.
[After Cape Martello, Corsica, where such a tower was taken by British forces in 1794.]
Martello tower, Martello [mɑːˈtɛləʊ]
n
(Military / Fortifications) a small circular tower for coastal defence, formerly much used in Europe
[after Cape Mortella in Corsica, where the British navy captured a tower of this type in 1794]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Martello towermartello tower - a circular masonry fort for coastal defence
fortress, fort - a fortified defensive structure


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Southward, the high ridge of the sea dike, and the grim, massive circle of a martello tower reared high on its mound of grass, closed the view darkly on all that lay beyond.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
A dilapidated windmill near by lifting its shattered arms from a mound no loftier than a rubbish heap, and a Martello tower squatting at the water's edge half a mile to the south of the Coastguard cottages, are familiar to the skippers of small craft.
Amy Foster by Conrad, Joseph View in context
It has in its park a martello tower, autographed all over by tourists, a dismantled old French fort on the hills beyond the town, and several antiquated cannon in its public squares.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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