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observatory

noun

1 observatory

A building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena.

Roget 318: world, creation, nature, universe; earth, globe, wide world; cosmos; kosmos; terraqueous globe, sphere; macrocosm, megacosm; music of the spheres.    ... show more

Dutch: sterrenwacht, observatorium
Polish: obserwatorium

2 observatory

A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings.

synonyms: lookout, lookout station, observation tower.

Polish: wieża obserwacyjna


Moby thesaurus: Cassegrainian telescope, Newtonian telescope, OAO, OSO, Texas tower, astronomical observatory, astronomical telescope, beacon, belvedere, bleachers, bridge, coelostat, conning tower, coronagraph, coronograph, gallery, gazebo, grandstand, heliostat, lighthouse ... show more.

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