tower
1a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc.
any of various fully enclosed fireproof housings for vertical communications, as staircases, between the stories of a building.
any structure, contrivance, or object that resembles or suggests a tower.
a tall, movable structure used in ancient and medieval warfare in storming a fortified place.
Computers. a tall, vertical case with accessible horizontal drive bays, designed to house a computer system standing on a desk or floor.: Compare minitower.
Aviation. control tower.
to rise or extend far upward, as a tower; reach or stand high: The skyscraper towers above the city.
to rise above or surpass others: She towers above the other students.
Falconry. (of a hawk) to rise straight into the air; to ring up.
Idioms about tower
tower of strength, a person who can be relied on for support, aid, or comfort, especially in times of difficulty.
Origin of tower
1Other words from tower
- tow·er·less, adjective
- tow·er·like, adjective
How to use tower in a sentence
And, the Chilbosan would make a hell of a comedy movie; “Fawlty Towers” meets the “Great Dictator.”
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel | Michael Daly | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLike that tourist handing out cigars, I, too, had a family member in one of the towers that had been struck by a plane.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, guns are never allowed inside prison walls, so the stairways to the towers are outside.
But also in The Two Towers, we had the scene where he was jumping on a horse.
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth | Alex Suskind | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDown below, the cops had closed off the two memorial pools that mark the footprints of the towers that once stood there.
The height of the tower from the level of the street is 105 feet, the slated towers over the lateral pediments being smaller.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThe sentinels were planted at their posts; each on the ramparts of the curtain that ran between the towers.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterJoseph Towers died; a printer, bookseller, and afterwards a preacher with the title of LL.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAll the same, it was a great sight, with its minarets and towers, its Golden Horn and crowded quays.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIn the plain near Punavia is a large fort supported by several towers, built upon the neighbouring hills.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for tower
/ (ˈtaʊə) /
a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purpose: a church tower; a control tower
a place of defence or retreat
a mobile structure used in medieval warfare to attack a castle, etc
tower of strength a person who gives support, comfort, etc
(intr) to be or rise like a tower; loom
Origin of tower
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with tower
In addition to the idiom beginning with tower
- tower of strength
also see:
- ivory tower
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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