WATCHTOWER. A tower on which a centinel was posted to keep guard against an enemy.
WATERING-Call. A trumpet sounding, on which the cavalry assemble to water their horses.
WATER-Rocket. A kind of firework made to burn in the water.
WATERING-Cap. A cap, made of leather or cloth, which dragoons wear when they water their horses or do stable-duty.
Watering-Jacket. A waistcoat with sleeves, which dragoons wear on the above occasions.
WATREGANS, Fr. This word is pronounced outregans, there being no W in the French alphabet. It is a Flemish term which is generally used in France, and signifies a ditch full of water, that has been made for the purpose of separating lands and inheritances. These ditches are sometimes large enough to receive small boats or barges, and run through a whole village.
WATTLE. A hurdle made by entwining twigs together.
WAY. A military road among the Romans and Saxons.
Way of the rounds, in fortification, is a space left for the passage of the rounds, between the rampart and the wall of a fortified town. This is not much in use at present. See [Berme].
To WAYLAY. To beset by ambush.