Eiffel Tower

American  

noun

1. a tower of skeletal iron construction in Paris, France: built for the exposition of 1889. 984 feet (300 meters) high.

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Eiffel Tower British  

noun

1. a tower in Paris: designed by A. G. Eiffel; erected for the 1889 Paris Exposition. Height: 300 m (984 ft), raised in 1959 to 321 m (1052 ft)

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Eiffel Tower Cultural  

1. An iron structure that dominates the skyline of Paris. When it was built in the nineteenth century, it was the tallest freestanding structure in the world.

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The Eiffel Tower, because of its distinctive shape, has become a symbol (see also symbol) of Paris.

Etymology

Origin of Eiffel Tower

Named after A. G. Eiffel, its engineer and principal designer

Example Sentences

Some 6,000 police have been mobilised for Sunday's victory parade at the site of the Eiffel Tower.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Authorities made security assurances on Sunday before a parade including the players on the Champs-de-Mars in front of the Eiffel Tower that was expected to draw tens of thousands of people.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

New Yorkers avoid the Great White Way with the same dedication that Parisians dodge the Eiffel Tower.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Readying California for offshore wind power will require a perfect concert of major port upgrades, hundreds of miles of new transmission lines and wind turbines as tall as the Eiffel Tower.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

A long line had formed at the base of the Eiffel Tower.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson