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Martello Tower

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Noun

1. martello tower

a circular masonry fort for coastal defence

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Martello Tower

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noun

a small circular tower for coastal defence, formerly much used in Europe

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Martello Tower

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noun

[also m- t-]

a circular fort of masonry, formerly built on coasts to protect against invaders

: also marˈtello noun

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Martello Tower

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n.

A short, circular tower, usually made of stone and located near a shoreline as a defensive fortification.

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