moonlight tower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A high tower fitted with arclights, formerly common in 19th-century cities with electricity, as a means of illuminating public spaces.

Word forms

moonlight tower moonlight towers

Etymology

From moonlight + tower. From being a tower providing illumination akin to moonlight.

Synonyms

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