drop tower

American  

[drahp tau-er] / ˈdrɑp ˌtaʊ ər /

noun

drop towers plural

1. an amusement park ride in which passengers in a gondola experience free fall from a high structure, with special brakes causing a rapid slowing and safe landing at the bottom.

2. a tall structure with a hollow cylinder inside in which objects can be dropped in a vacuum for experimental purposes.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• drop towers
  plural

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drop tower

In 1999, the Washington State Fair added the Extreme Scream, a drop tower that yanks thrill-seekers 20 stories into the air before dropping them back down, to its roster of rides.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023

The 430-foot-tall Free Fall ride – the world's tallest free-standing drop tower, according to the attraction – and the adjacent Orlando Slingshot have been closed indefinitely.

From Fox News ● Mar. 25, 2022

But instead of tinkering with the zero-gravity drop tower, he installed cabinets and lighting, repaired flooring and walls.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2020

Festival organizers also plan on transforming Exposition Park into an interactive all-ages playground that will include a mini ski slope where festival-goers can snowboard and ski on man-made snow, bungee trampolines and a drop tower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2016

We launched water rockets, tested gravity in a drop tower, and controlled a robotic arm.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas