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Browns Canyon Dynamic granite walls stretch above the Arkansas River like a castle’s watchtowers: Both paddlers and anglers alike gawk skyward in appreciation of the geological glory of Browns Canyon.
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Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
It was built in the 17th century by the khan of Khiva and is surrounded by fortified walls and watchtowers.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
The facility is surrounded by electrified fences, 19 watchtowers, and patrolled by 1,000 armed guards, police, and soldiers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The prison is also ringed by multiple electric fences and 19 watchtowers.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
It was built in the 17th century by the khan of Khiva and is surrounded by fortified walls and watchtowers.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
The facility is surrounded by electrified fences, 19 watchtowers, and patrolled by 1,000 armed guards, police, and soldiers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The prison is also ringed by multiple electric fences and 19 watchtowers.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchtower. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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watchtower
noun
watch·tow·er
ˈwäch-ˌtau̇(-ə)r 
ˈwȯch-
: a tower for a lookout
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