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FIRE TOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fire tower mean?
• FIRE TOWER (noun)
The noun FIRE TOWER has 1 sense:
1. a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires
Familiarity information: FIRE TOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fire tower" is a kind of...):
watchtower (an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies)
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