Tower
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4.9
- proper noun
- During my visit, I explored the history of the Tower of London, which has served as a royal palace and prison.
- Tower of London
Examples
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Nigel Jones is currently writing a history of the Tower of London, to be published by Hutchinson later this year.
Academic text (2011) -
We're at the Tower of London!
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Not that I'll have much choice once we're back in the White Tower, she thought.
Fiction book (1991) -
Fewer girls now come to the Tower to be trained than once did, but they still come.
Fiction book (1991) -
Other buildings were visible through the trees, and the Tower itself loomed over everything.
Fiction book (1991) -
No one intruded on the Tower unless they had business there, Egwene reminded herself uneasily.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many tourists take guided tours to learn about the Tower of London and its significance in British history.
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In the shadow of the Tower of London, I admired its architecture and learned about past royal events.
Synonyms
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4.2
An old castle in London that was a royal palace and prison and now holds the crown jewels
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.1
A tall airport building with glass where people watch and direct planes
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3.8
A very tall building in Chicago, once the world's tallest and now called the Willis Tower
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4.2
An old castle in London that was a royal palace and prison and now holds the crown jewels
- Literature
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7.7
A tall tower in the Bible where God causes people to speak different languages
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4.0
A round marble bell tower in Pisa that tilts because the ground under it is soft
- Specialized
4
4.5
A tall tower at a factory or power plant that cools water by letting some water evaporate
- Specialized
2
3.3
A central system that watches and controls many operations in real time
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4.2
A tall building that lets you see far across the land or sea for sightseeing
- Archaic
2
8.8
A raised part on a submarine or warship where the crew look out, steer, and give orders
- Specialized
1
3.6
A tall tower that holds antennas to send and receive radio or phone signals
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9.9
A tall building used to make small round lead balls for guns by dropping hot lead into water
- Archaic
1
8.6
A tall structure that holds an airship on the ground when it is not flying
- Archaic
1
9.9
A small round stone fort on the coast built to defend against attacks in the 1800s
- UK
A plant in the cabbage family with stems that grow straight up and small white flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tower comes from an old Latin word turris, meaning 'high building', and you can see the same root in turret. A tower was a tall, strong building used for defence, so the famous Tower of London is called the 'Tower' because it began as a tall fortress.