望ぼう火か楼ろう

noun

fire lookout tower; fire watchtower

Archaic term for a tower used to watch for fires; the modern equivalent is 火の見櫓 (ひのみやぐら).

See also: 火の見櫓

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、町まちのあちこちに望ぼう火か楼ろうが設もうけられていた。

  In the Edo period, fire lookout towers were set up throughout the town.