Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An erection with an iron vessel on its top for holding fire or a flame, answering the purpose of a lighthouse.
- noun A tower from which to watch for the outbreak of fire in a city, and to give the alarm by the ringing of a bell: now generally superseded by the fire-telegraph.
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Examples
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They are lighthouse keepers and fire-tower rangers.
Is Everybody Crazy? 2008
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There is an old Genoese tower between Pera and Galata which has been made into a fire-tower.
Miscellanea Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863
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Ca-Astor was by the Greeks abbreviated to Castor; which in its original sense I should imagine betokened a fire-tower: but the Greeks in this instance, as well as in innumerable others, have mistaken the place and temple for the Deity, to whom it was consecrated.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Jacob Bryant 1759
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There seems to have been a fire-tower in this region named Proteus; for, according to the antient accounts, Proteus is mentioned as having resided in these parts, and is said to have been married to Torone.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Jacob Bryant 1759
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Master Plan moves toward review for fire-tower options
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Master Plan moves toward review for fire-tower options
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Then the same voice said, after a long pause, during which no doubt, as August thought, this new-comer was examining all the details of the wondrous fire-tower, "It was well bought; it is exceedingly beautiful!
The N�rnberg Stove 1892
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Then the same voice said, after a long pause, during which no doubt, as August thought, this newcomer was examining all the details of the wondrous fire-tower, "It was well bought; it is exceedingly beautiful!
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know Various 1880
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Then the same voice said, after a long pause, during which no doubt, as August thought, this new-comer was examining all the details of the wondrous fire-tower, "It was well bought; it is exceedingly beautiful!
The Nürnberg Stove 1839-1908 Ouida 1873
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Then the same voice said, after a long pause, during which no doubt, as August thought, this newcomer was examining all the details of the wondrous fire-tower, "It was well bought; it is exceedingly beautiful!
Bimbi 1839-1908 Ouida 1873
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