observatory

[Ob*servĀ·a*to*ry]

A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire.

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A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies.

Noun
a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

Noun
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena


n.
A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies.

n.
A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena.

n.
A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded.

n.
A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire.


Observatory

Ob*serv"a*to*ry , n.; pl. Observatories . [Cf. F. observatoire.] 1. A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies.
The new observatory in Greenwich Park.
2. A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena. 3. A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded. 4. (Mil.) A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire. Farrow.

A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies.

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Usage Examples

There's the Hollywood sign there's Griffith Observatory there's the great, amazing Los Angeles Basin. It's 465 square miles of insanity and the best food on the planet.

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Other Usage Examples

The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme.

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