tower
Other forms: towers; towering; towered
A tower is a tall structure, with the diameter of its base less than its height. Rapunzel lived in a tower. If you have a super tall friend and you're short, you could say they tower over you.
Towers can come in handy––you can build one and climb to the top, looking out for approaching enemies, or in the case of a fire tower, for early signs of forest fires. One of the most famous towers is the Tower of London, with its long-held reputation as a place of torture and execution. Most people are surprised to learn that only seven people were executed in the Tower.
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a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger buildingexamples:CN Towera tower in Toronto; 1815 feet tall for broadcasting widelyEiffel Towera wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structureSpace Needlea tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attractiontypes:beacon, beacon light, lighthouse, pharosa tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing shipsbell towera tower that supports or shelters a bellchurch towerthe tower of a churchclock towera tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside facecontrol towera tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airportminaretslender tower with balconiespylona tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a raceshot towertower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into watersiloa cylindrical tower used for storing silagespire, steeplea tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the topsupporting towera tower that serves to support somethingturreta small tower extending above a buildingwatchtoweran observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemiesfire towera watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for firespinnacle(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a towertrestlea supporting tower used to support a bridgetype of:
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anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower“a tower of dust rose above the horizon”
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appear very large or occupy a commanding position
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a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
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