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  • 41Gay Lussac's tower — 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 …

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  • 42Glover's tower — 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 …

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  • 43Round tower — 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 …

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  • 44Shot tower — 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 …

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  • 45tower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fortress, castle; skyscraper; campanile, belfry, spire. v. i. rise, soar; loom, transcend. See defense, ascent, height, stability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spire, mast, steeple, campanile, dungeon,… …

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  • 46Tower 49 — Infobox Skyscraper status=Built building name=Tower 49 caption=Tower 49 Looking southwesterly from Madison Avenue 49th Street floor count=45 above ground opening= 1985 antenna spire=187 m (614 ft)Tower 49 is an office skyscraper in the Midtown… …

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  • 47Tower Bridge (California) — Infobox Bridge bridge name = Tower Bridge caption = The Tower Bridge just after sunset carries = Cars, pedestrians, and previously railroad crosses = Sacramento River maint = Caltrans [National Bridge Inventory database, 2006] locale = West… …

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  • 48tower — tow|er1 [ taur ] noun count ** 1. ) a tall narrow structure or building that stands alone: a water tower the Leaning Tower of Pisa a television/radio tower (=for sending out broadcasts) a ) a tall narrow structure that forms the highest part of a …

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  • 49Tower of Babel (M. C. Escher) — Artwork title=Tower of Babel artist=M. C. Escher year=1928 type=Woodcut height=62.1 width=38.6 Tower of Babel is a 1928 woodcut by M. C. Escher. It depicts the Babylonians attempting to build a tower to reach God, a story that is recounted in… …

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  • 50tower — 01. The Eiffel [Tower] is probably the most famous landmark in Paris. 02. The trees [towered] over the loggers who were preparing to cut them down. 03. The second tallest communications [tower] in the world, located in Russia, was badly damaged… …

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