Echauguette
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E`chau`guette´
| n. | 1. | A small chamber or place of protection for a sentinel, usually in the form of a projecting turret, or the like. See Castle. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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(154) At beach level the ramp ended in a stubby watch-tower topped with a typical round masonry
echauguette or sentry-box (guarita) apparently postdating the Krigsarkivet draught.
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