lầu canh

Lính canh đứng trên lầu canh để quan sát xung quanh.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Watchtower, guard tower: A tall structure, often part of a fortress or citadel, used for observation and defense.
   • Turret, bartizan: A small, projecting tower, typically at the corner of a building or fortress wall, used by guards or sentries.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lính canh đứng trên lầu canh để quan sát kẻ địch. (The guard stood on the watchtower to observe the enemy.)
  • Pháo đài cổ có bốn lầu canh ở bốn góc. (The ancient fortress had four turrets at its four corners.)

Advanced Usage

• "lầu canh góc": corner turret/bartizan.
  • Lầu canh góc được xây để bảo vệ các bức tường thành. (The corner turret was built to protect the fortress walls.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tháp canh (n): Another term for watchtower or observation tower, often used interchangeably.
• Vọng lâu (n): Watchtower, lookout tower (a more literary or architectural term).

Synonyms

• Chòi canh: Watch post, guard post (often a simpler, smaller structure).
• Pháo đài nhỏ: Small fortress, bastion (broader term, but can refer to a fortified tower).

Related Phrases

(This word is a specific architectural/defensive noun and does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms in modern Vietnamese.)