Bible Dictionary
WATCH-TOUR
A watch-tour or watchtower refers to a lookout place or a guiding station from which a person watches or directs travelers. The term is connected with watchposts and towers in prophetic passages.
Biblical Usage
The term is connected with watchposts and towers in passages concerning Jerusalem’s imagery and desolation. A marginal translation of Isaiah 2:16 offers pleasant watchtowers for a difficult expression.