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Tower Castle Tall Noun ˈtaʊə(R ˈtaʊər Bell Eiffel

Word3 tower
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈtaʊə(r)/ /ˈtaʊər/
Example
  • a bell tower
  • the eiffel tower
  • a 19-storey office tower
  • the castle is rectangular in shape, with a tower at each corner.
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tower

(noun)/ˈtaʊə(r)/ /ˈtaʊər/
  1. a tall narrow building or part of a building, especially of a church or castle
    • SEE ALSO clock tower
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/clock-tower
    • a bell tower
    • the Eiffel Tower
    • a 19-storey office tower
    • The castle is rectangular in shape, with a tower at each corner.

    Extra Examples

    • Armed guards manned the lookout towers.
    • They lived in a ten-storey tower in the town centre.
    • Twin towers flanked the castle gateway.
    • the spot where the towers once stood
    • The brick tower was built in around four months.
  2. a tall structure used for sending television or radio signals
    • a television tower
  3. a tall piece of furniture used for storing things
    • a CD tower
  4. a person that you can rely on to help, protect and comfort you when you are in trouble
    • He was a tower of strength to his sisters when their father died.

    Word Origin

    • Old English torr, reinforced in Middle English by Old French tour, from Latin turris, from Greek.
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