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fire towers (watchtowers) (watchtowers, towers (single built works), ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Towers, as on a mountain, from which a watch for fires is kept. |
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fire towers (watchtowers) (preferred,C,U,American English-P,D,U,PN)
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fire tower (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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fire tower (watchtower) (American English,AD,U,SN)
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fire observation towers (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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observation towers, fire (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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towers, fire (watchtowers) (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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towers, fire observation (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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fire-towers (watchtowers) (C,U,British English,UF,U,N)
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消防瞭望塔 (瞭望塔) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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火警瞭望塔 (瞭望塔) (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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xiāo fáng liǎo wàng tǎ (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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xiao fang liao wang ta (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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hsiao fang liao wang t'a (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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brandtorens (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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brandtoren (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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brandwachttorens (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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tour d'incendie (C,U,French-P,AD,U,FSN)
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torres de vigilancia prevención de incendios (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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torre de vigilancia prevención de incendios (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RK |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Single Built Works (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ single built works (built environment) (G) |
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................ <single built works by specific type> (G) |
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.................... <single built works by form> (G) |
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........................ <single built works by form: massing or shape> (G) |
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............................ towers (single built works) (G) |
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................................ watchtowers (G) |
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.................................... fire towers (watchtowers) (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 築於山上,用以警戒火災的塔。 |
Dutch ..... Torens, bijvoorbeeld op een berg, waarvandaan de wacht wordt gehouden voor vuren. |
Spanish ..... Torre, cuando está en una montaña, desde la que se vigilan los incendios. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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fire observation towers............ |
[VP] |
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Planning (1972-) Vol. 5, No. 1, 26 |
torre de vigilancia prevención de incendios............ |
[CDBP-SNPC, VP] |
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TAA database (2000-) |
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