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 Definitions of tower  [ˈtaʊ ər]  

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Definition of 'tower' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) tower
a building or structure higher than it is wide, either isolated or forming part of a building.

2.  tower
such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc.

3.  tower
any of various fully enclosed fireproof housings, as staircases, between the stories of a building.

4.  tower
any structure, contrivance, or object that resembles or suggests a tower.

5.  tower
a vertical case designed to house a computer system standing on the floor.

6.  tower
a tall, movable structure used in ancient and medieval warfare in storming a fortified place.

7. (v.i.) tower
to rise or extend far upward, as a tower; reach or stand high.

8.  tower
to rise above or surpass others.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME tour < OF < L turris < Gk týrris, var. of týrsis tower)

Definition of 'tower' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tower
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

2. (noun) column, tower, pillar
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
"the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

3. (verb) tugboat, tug, towboat, tower
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

4. (verb) loom, tower, predominate, hulk
appear very large or occupy a commanding position
"The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"


Definition of 'tower' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) tower
a tall thin building or structure
a radio tower


Definition of 'tower' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) tower
a mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion

2. (noun) tower
a projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher

3. (noun) tower
a structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice; as, a church tower

4. (noun) tower
a citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense

5. (noun) tower
a headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress

6. (noun) tower
high flight; elevation

7. (verb) tower
to rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar

8. (verb) tower
to soar into


Translation of 'tower' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle
the Tower of London; a church-tower.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: toring Arabic flag Arabic: بُرْج Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: кула
Brazilian flag Brazilian: torre Czech flag Czech: věž German flag German: der Turm
Danish flag Danish: tårn, -tårn Greek flag Greek: πύργος Spanish flag Spanish: torre
Estonian flag Estonian: torn Farsi flag Farsi: برج Finnish flag Finnish: torni
French flag French: tour Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִגדָל Hindi flag Hindi: मीनार
Croatian flag Croatian: toranj, kula Hungarian flag Hungarian: torony Indonesian flag Indonesian: menara
Icelandic flag Icelandic: turn Italian flag Italian: torre Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean:  Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: bokštas Latvian flag Latvian: tornis
Malay flag Malay: menara Dutch flag Dutch: toren Norwegian flag Norwegian: tårn
Polish flag Polish: wieża Persian flag Persian: برج Pashto flag Pashto: كلا، برج، څلى، مناره
Portuguese flag Portuguese: torre Romanian flag Romanian: turn Russian flag Russian: башня
Slovak flag Slovak: veža Slovenian flag Slovenian: stolp Serbian flag Serbian: kula
Swedish flag Swedish: torn Thai flag Thai: ตึกสูง; หอคอย Turkish flag Turkish: kule
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese:  Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: башта, вежа Urdu flag Urdu: برج، مينار
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tháp Chinese flag Chinese: 

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