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11Tower of London — Tower Tow er, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its …
12tower — Synonyms and related words: Texas tower, acropolis, antenna tower, architecture, arise, ascend, barbican, bastion, beachhead, beacon, bedrock, belfry, bell tower, belvedere, bench mark, bleachers, blockhouse, blossom, bookmark, brew, bridge,… …
13tower — tow|er1 W3S3 [ˈtauə US ər] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: tor, tur, from Latin turris, from Greek tyrsis] 1.) a tall narrow building either built on its own or forming part of a castle, church etc ▪ the Eiffel Tower ▪ a castle with… …
14tower — I n. 1) a bell; conning; control; fire; TV; water tower 2) a signal tower (AE; BE has signal box) 3) a tower stands (one hundred feet high) II v. (d; intr.) to tower above, over (as a thinker, she towers over her colleagues) * * * [ taʊə] TV… …
15tower — n 1. minaret, obelisk, pagoda, pyramid; steeple, spire, Archit. fleche, turret, Fr. tourelle; campanile, belltower, belfry; cupola, dome, onion dome; column, pillar, shaft; skyscraper, high rise. 2. citadel, fortress, bastille, fortification,… …
16Tower of Babel — • Information on the history, site, and construction of the tower Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tower of Babel Tower of Babel …
17tower — [n] very high building or building part belfry, castle, citadel, cloud buster*, column, fort, fortification, fortress, high rise*, keep, lookout, mast, minaret, monolith, obelisk, pillar, refuge, skyscraper, spire, steeple, stronghold, turret;… …
18Tower Inn Bangkok (Bangkok) — Tower Inn Bangkok country: Thailand, city: Bangkok (Silom) Tower Inn Bangkok Location Located in the centre of Bangkok s main business district, the Tower Inn offers the best value and location for business, shopping, entertainment and tours.… …
19Tower Liberty — Tower and fortifications with Tower Hill of the ancient demesne of the Crown with jurisdiction and privileges distinct from and independent of the City. Boundaries presented by a Leet Jury 1525 and again as surveyed by Haiward and Gascoyne …
20Tower of Hanoy — is a solitaire card game which only uses 9 playing cards. It is based on the actual Tower of Hanoi game, where the object is to transfer discs from one peg to another without disturbing their order. Whether the misspelling of the name Hanoi is… …
