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1. (n.) Martello tower
a circular fort.
Etymology: (after Cape Mortella, Corsica, where a tower of this kind was taken by British forces in 1794)
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1. (noun) martello tower
a circular masonry fort for coastal defence
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1. martello tower
a building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction
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