Definition of Martello tower

1. Noun. A circular masonry fort for coastal defence.

Generic synonyms: Fort, Fortress

Definition of Martello tower

1. Noun. A short sturdy round masonry fort, especially one constructed at various coastal points in the British Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Martello Tower

marsupion
marsupite
marsupites
marsupium
mart
martagon
martagons
marted
martel
marteline
martelines
martellato
martelled
martello
martello tower (current term)
martellos
martels
martels de fer
martemper
martempered
martempering
martempers
marten
marten cat
martens
martensite
martensites
martensitic
martensitically

Literary usage of Martello tower

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Forty-eighth Regiment New York State Volunteers, in the by Abraham John Palmer (1885)
"Their headquarters were in the old martello-tower, which stands upon almost the only solid point of the island. Its quaint walls, built of concrete and ..."

2. The History of the County of Dublin by John D'Alton (1838)
"... raise the same above high water, to within twenty perches of the point near the martello tower; the place affords plenty of materials for such a work. ..."

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