observatory
noun
ob·ser·va·to·ry
əb-ˈzər-və-ˌtȯr-ē 
plural observatories
1
: a building or place given over to or equipped for observation of natural phenomena (as in astronomy)
also
: an institution whose primary purpose is making such observations
2
: a situation or structure commanding a wide view
Examples of observatory in a Sentence
the observatory is located on a mountaintop
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Now the camera waits in its new clean room on the third level of the eight-level observatory.
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Construction of a telescope observatory on top of the mountain, a joint project of the Vatican and the University of Arizona, led to Nosie’s activism there.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
On the one hand, the observatories are some of the biggest scientific instruments ever built by humans, with mirrors set up about 2 1/2 miles apart on land graded to take into account the natural curvature of the earth.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 19 May 2024
Ryle takes over for Dean Regas, who announced his departure from the observatory last July.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Construction of a telescope observatory on top of the mountain, a joint project of the Vatican and the University of Arizona, led to Nosie’s activism there.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
On the one hand, the observatories are some of the biggest scientific instruments ever built by humans, with mirrors set up about 2 1/2 miles apart on land graded to take into account the natural curvature of the earth.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 19 May 2024
Ryle takes over for Dean Regas, who announced his departure from the observatory last July.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024
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observatory
noun
ob·ser·va·to·ry
əb-ˈzər-və-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
plural observatories
1
: a place or institution equipped with instruments for observation of natural objects and events (as in astronomy)
2
: a place providing a wide view
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