observatory
noun/əbˈzɜrvətɔri/
Frequency rank: #5,990 most common English word
Meaning
a building equipped with telescopes and other instruments for observing astronomical or meteorological phenomena.
Example sentence
Scientists gathered at the mountain-top observatory to study the night sky.
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