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observatory |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Evelyn. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: observatory n 1: a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena 2: a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings [syn: {lookout}, {observation tower}, {lookout station}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Observatory, PA Zip code(s): 15214 From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: OBSERVATORY, n. A place where astronomers conjecture away the guesses of their predecessors.
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