Eiffel Tower


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

Origin of Eiffel Tower

1
Named after A. G. Eiffel, its engineer and principal designer

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How to use Eiffel Tower in a sentence

  • Today in Tokyo, beneath the Eiffel Tower, in Ghana's Black Star Square.

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  • The brilliant beacon of the Eiffel Tower sat high up in the sky, like an exile star.

  • At the other end of the city, they gather round the Eiffel Tower, which now bears the highest artillery in the world.

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  • From whatever direction you return, the first you see of the great city is the Eiffel Tower.

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  • A great red full moon represented her countenance, radiant with the color of the Eiffel Tower.

  • There was an ominous hot stillness in the air, and the sky beyond the Eiffel Tower had a heavy, lurid tone in it.

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British Dictionary definitions for Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

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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Cultural definitions for Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

[ (eye-fuhl) ]


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.

Notes for Eiffel Tower

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

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