observatory
/əbˈzəːvət(ə)ɹi/
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Simple Meaning
a building with special equipment for watching the stars, planets, and weather
When to Use
✈️Travel English📚Academic Writing
Upper Intermediate — fluent in familiar topics
Examples in Conversation
“We visited the observatory to look at the stars through the telescope.”
“The observatory reported a new comet in the sky.”
Learning Path
▶Full Definition
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.