Texas tower

American  

noun

1. an offshore radar-equipped platform supported by foundations sunk into the floor of the ocean, formerly used as part of a system for warning against air attacks.

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Example Sentences

In 1966, Bill Helmer wrote a first-person account of witnessing the University of Texas tower shooting.

From Salon

The University of Texas tower massacre in 1966, generally considered to be the beginning of the era of modern mass shootings in America, began with the gunman killing his mother and wife the night before.

From New York Times

Let's not forget the killer behind the first mass shooting in America: Charles Whitman, the "Texas Tower Sniper" who climbed to the 28th-floor observation deck of the University of Texas's main building and started shooting at anyone and everyone in his scope.

From New York Times

The Columbine gunmen killed 13 before taking their own lives, but the 1966 University of Texas tower shooter killed 14, including an unborn child, in addition to his wife and mother the night before.

From Washington Times

The Texas tower shooter was a 25-year-old married former Marine and Kinkel was a scrawny 15-year-old, but the Columbine shooters were seen as “cool,” said Adam Lankford, an associate criminology professor at the University of Alabama.

From Washington Times