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Tower London Television Tall Castle Noun Bre ˈtaʊə(R

Word tower
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈtaʊə(r) / NAmE / ˈtaʊər /
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  • a clock/bell tower
  • the tower of london
  • the eiffel tower
  • a television tower
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tower

(noun)BrE / ˈtaʊə(r) / NAmE / ˈtaʊər /
  1. a tall narrow building or part of a building, especially of a church or castle
    • a clock/bell tower
    • the Tower of London
    • the Eiffel Tower
  2. a tall structure used for sending television or radio signals
    • See related entries: Buildings
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/buildings/tower_1
    • 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
  5. 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.
    • academics sitting in their ivory towers
    • the conning tower of a submarine
    • the spot where the towers once stood
    • The Tower of London was built in the 11th century.
    • The castle is rectangular in shape, with a tower at each corner.

    Word Origin

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