moonlight tower
Meanings
noun
- A high tower fitted with arclights, formerly common in 19th-century cities with electricity, as a means of illuminating public spaces.
Word forms
Etymology
From moonlight + tower. From being a tower providing illumination akin to moonlight.
Synonyms
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