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Martello tower
Martello tower Mar*tel"lo tow`er [It. martello hammer. The name was orig. given to towers erected on the coasts of Sicily and Sardinia for protection against the pirates in the time of Charles the Fifth, which prob. orig. contained an alarm bell to be struck with a hammer. See Martel.] (Fort.) A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction. Note: The English borrowed the name of the tower from Corsica in 1794.

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- Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from...
- Martello can refer to: Alan Martello (born 1952), former Australian rules football player Alfonse Martello D'Amato (born 1937), New York politician Candice...
- Alan Martello (born 14 September 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who pla**** for the Hawthorn Football Club and Richmond Football Club in...
- The Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum (also known as the East Martello Tower), is a historic site located at 3501 South Roosevelt Boulevard...
- Robert the Doll is an allegedly haunted doll exhibited at the East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida. Robert was once owned by painter, author, and...
- Nathaniel Martello-White (born January 1983) is a British actor and writer. Having appeared in several productions of the National Youth Theatre, he graduated...
- Ling Martello (1958, Manila) is a Filipino American businesswoman. Martello was an executive vice president of Nestlé from 2011 to 2018. Martello is an...
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- Martello Court is a residential building and one of the tallest buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is 64 metres (210 ft) high, with 23 floors. It is...
- Jaywick Martello Tower is a renovated Martello tower at Jaywick, 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-west of Clacton-on-Sea, Es****. It now functions as an arts, heritage...