Martello tower
Martello tower
Definition
Mar·tello tower (mär tel′ō)
noun
a circular fort of masonry, formerly built on coasts to protect against invaders
Etymology: It martello, a hammer, folk etym. substitution for mortella, a tower, after Mortella, cape in Corsica, where such a tower was attacked by the English fleet (1794)
Martello tower
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- small: The small martello tower contains a museum about Guernsey shipwrecks, with many salvaged artifacts and related illustrations.
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