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Definition of Martello tower
1. Noun. A circular masonry fort for coastal defence.
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
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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