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Definition of: martello tower
(mär·tel′ō)
A circular tower of masonry, formerly erected on coasts for defense against invasion. Also mar·tel′lo. [from Cape Mortella, in Corsica, where such a tower was erected; infl. in form by Ital. martello a hammer]
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